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Cardiac adaptation and recovery after preeclampsia

Recruiting
Conditions
preeclampsia
10019280
10010273
10038430
Registration Number
NL-OMON53038
Lead Sponsor
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
1358
Inclusion Criteria

Cases consist of women (18 years or older) with preeclampsia (PE) in the
current pregnancy (PE is defined as hypertension (systolic blood pressure >= 140
mmHg and/or diastolic BP >= 90 mmHg) developed after 20 weeks of pregnancy with
de novo proteinuria (>= 300 mg/ 24 hours)), Controls are women (18 years or
older) with an uncomplicated pregnancy (i.e no foetal or maternal placental
complications, such as pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclampsia or
HELLP-syndrome, or small for gestational birth infancies)

Exclusion Criteria

Cases
* Women who do not want to be informed about the results of the tests, or women
who do not
want their general practitioner and specialist(s) to be informed about
the test results
* Known allergy for iodinated contrast (only if they chose to participate in a
track including
the CTA measurement)
* Known contraindication for the use of betablockers or nitroglycerine

Controls
* Women with diabetes Mellitus and gestational diabetes
* Women with (suspected) IUGR in the current pregnancy (estimated fetal weight
p<10)
* Preterm delivery of the current pregnancy ( gestational age <37 weeks)
* Women who do not want to be informed about the results of the tests, or women
who do not
want their general practitioner and specialist(s) to be informed about
the test results
* Known allergy for iodinated contrast (only if they chose to participate in a
track including
the CTA measurement)
* Known contraindication for the use of betablockers or nitroglycerine

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The pattern of cardiac recovery (in terms of cardiac geometry, function and<br /><br>miRNA expression) after a preeclamptic pregnancy compared to a normotensive<br /><br>pregnancy.<br /><br><br /><br>The relation between acute placental atherosis with subclinical coronary<br /><br>atherosclerosis at 12 months pospartum<br /><br>* </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Lifestyle (questionnaire)<br /><br>Blood Pressure<br /><br>Metabolic syndrome (MetS)<br /><br>Kidney function<br /><br>Glycocalyx thickness (by means of the Glycocheck)<br /><br>Coronary artery calcification (CAC)<br /><br>Carotid Intima media thickness<br /><br>Flow mediated dilation</p><br>
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