Publications by authors named "A Gillin"

Objective: Low-dose aspirin (LDA) therapy has been found to be effective in preventing the development of early-onset preeclampsia. However, its effect on late-onset preeclampsia has not been described. Our study was aimed at determining if LDA therapy prescribed from early in pregnancy modified the severity of late-onset preeclampsia.

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Objectives: To determine if home blood pressure measurement (HBPM) provides comparable results to clinic blood pressure (BP) measurement.

Study Design: A prospective, single-centre study of 37 pregnant and early post-partum women with a hypertensive pregnancy or at high-risk of developing a hypertensive pregnancy were asked to perform HBPM for a minimum period of one week. This was subsequently compared to clinic BP measurement both before and after the period of home measurement.

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Objective: To determine the reliability of automated blood pressure (BP) measuring devices in hypertensive pregnancies.

Methods: Three sequential measurements were taken using mercury sphygmomanometry and an automated device in pregnant hypertensive women (n = 89).

Results: Systolic BP (SBP) was higher with the automated device (mean difference 2.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 12-week intradialytic progressive resistance training (PRT) regimen on circulating pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Forty-nine patients (62.6 ± 14.

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