Maternal endothelial function and vascular stiffness after HELLP syndrome: a case–control study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 596-602

  Orabona, R ^a   Sciatti, E ^a   Vizzardi, E ^a   Bonadei, I ^a   Prefumo, F ^a   Valcamonico, A ^a   Metra, M ^a   Frusca, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; cardiovascular risk; EndoPAT; endothelial dysfunction; HELLP syndrome; IUGR; pre eclampsia; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEART RATE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MANOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE WAVE; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART RATE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MANOMETRY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 85032951649     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.17394     Document Type: Article

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