Cardiac function in women with preeclampsia

Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function and structure using transthoracic echocardiography in women with untreated preeclampsia compared to healthy pregannt women and non-pregnant women

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000853943

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-08-10

Start date

2009-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine cardiac function in pregnant women at the time of the diagnosis of preeclampsia and before any treatment is commenced. The cardiac function at this time will be compared to healthy gestationally matched pregnant women and also to non-pregnant healthy women.

Interventions

Observations of cardiac function using transthoracic echocardiography at the time of the diagnosis of preeclampsia. Transthoracic echocardiography will also be perfomred in healthy pregnant women and in non-pregnant women. Transthoracic echocardiography examination will take approximately 15 minutes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

non-labouring women with a diagnosis of preeclampsia, non-smokers healthy pregnant women without diagnosis of preeclampsia healthy non-pregnant women

Exclusion criteria

previous cardiac disease including hypertension, uterine abnormality, receiving vasoactive drugs

Outcome results