Items for "placental insufficiency"

Uteroplacental circulation, preeclampsia, and maternal abdominal aortic stiffness in normal and compromised pregnancies

A study of 82 normal and 60 compromised pregnant women who were identified by uterine artery Doppler flow waveform systolic/diastolic ratio >95th percentile (increased peripheral resistance) was carried out to examine the elastic properties of the maternal abdominal aorta (AA)...

Keywords: Aortic stiffness, intrauterine growth restriction, placental insufficiency, preeclampsia