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Evaluation of electrocardiographic changes in preeclamptic women | |
Dr. Divyashree.S, Dr. Hithashree Chandrakant Shriyan, Dr. Harshitha B R, Dr. Mallika M M, T. Sheikh Mohammed Faisal, Juwayriya Sadiq, Arpitha Jewel Furtado, Aiona Flavia Correa, Vinayak Sahai Mathur, Shathank Girish, Dalli Harsha Nandan, Arna De, Maheshwa | |
Background: Cardiovascular disease remains the primary cause of death among women, encompassing ischemic heart disease, stroke, and related problems. Preeclampsia during pregnancy is a common phenomenon. The present study was conducted to evaluate electrocardiographic changes in preeclamptic women. Materials & Methods: 30 pregnant women (gestational age >20 weeks) with pre-eclampsia of 18 to 45 years of agewere put in group I and controls (age matched normotensive) in group II. An ECG was recorded using a portable electrocardiograph. Results: Themean HR (bpm) was 76.2±7.2 and 81.4±9.6, P (sec) was 0.081±0.1 and 0.083±0.2, QRS (sec) was 0.12±0.4 and 0.10±0.1, PR (sec) was 0.13±0.7 and 0.14±0.5, QT (sec) was 0.39±0.1 and 0.35±0.6, QTc (msec) was 452.4±56.9 and 412.8±43.2, Sokolow (mm) was 20.3±4.2 and 18.1±6.8 in group I and group II respectively. Conclusion: Women with pre-eclampsia are at heightened risk for cardiovascular issues. Pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia have a considerable impact on ventricular repolarization, and thus may cause changes to it (AVR). AVR could account for the heightened cardiovascular risk among women with pre-eclampsia. |
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