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Maternal cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in preeclampsia: a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study

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Aims preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication that remains a main cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The aims of this study were to investigate left ventricle (LV) performance in PE and to compare maternal cardiac function between early-onset preeclampsia (EP) and late-onset preeclampsia (LP) by novel threedimensional (3D) speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) parameters while considering LV loading and shape. Methods and Results Two-dimensional echocardiography and 3D STE were performed in 43 women with EP, 41 women with LP, and 81 normal pregnancies. Global longitudinal strain (GLS), global circumferential strain (GCS), global area strain (GAS), and global radial strain (GRS) were measured using 3D speckle-tracking software. There was eccentric hypertrophy and reduced LV ejection fraction (EF) in PE; meanwhile, GLS in EP and LP, GCS in LP, as well as GAS and GRS in EP significantly decreased in PE versus controls. All 3D strain indices were correlated with gestation age. Increased left atrial (LA) volume index was detected in PE. Higher LV mass index and lower 3D-derived strain value were present in women with EP compared to that in women with LP. Conclusion PE cases exhibited significant eccentric hypertrophy, ventricular dysfunction, and LA remodeling. Furthermore, myocardial deformation abnormalities preceded chamber dysfunction in this hypertensive disorder complicated pregnancy. Compared with LP, women with EP demonstrated more remarkable cardiac damage.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Songyan Liu and Tianwei Zhao for valuable contributions. This work was supported partially by the Henan Provincial Health research program (Grant ID_201203048) and partially by Henan Province Medical Academic Technology Leaders of Overseas Training Program (Grant ID_201201055).

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  1. Department of Ultrasonic Diagnosis, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China

    Juan Cong & Tingpan Fan

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China

    Juan Cong, Xiaoqian Yang, Guomei Cheng & Zhan Zhang

  3. Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Perinatal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China

    Juan Cong, Xiaoqian Yang, Guomei Cheng & Zhan Zhang

  4. Henan Translational Medicine Engineering Laboratory for Maternal and Children’s Health, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China

    Juan Cong, Xiaoqian Yang, Guomei Cheng & Zhan Zhang

  5. Department of Orthopaedics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Jacson Shen

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Cong, J., Fan, T., Yang, X. et al. Maternal cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in preeclampsia: a three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 31, 1361–1368 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-015-0694-y

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