Objective: To investigate a new method of quantification of the diastolic notch of the flow velocity waveforms of uterine arteries in the prediction of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Methods: Pulsed-wave Doppler was used to obtain flow velocity waveforms (FVWs) from the uterine arteries at 21-22 weeks of gestation from 531 nulliparous women and 94 multiparous women at high risk. From the FVWs, both the pulsatility index (PI) and the notch index (NI) were calculated and the predictive values for both indices were compared using logistic regression analysis for mild and severe early onset hypertensive pregnancy complications.
Results: Both the PI and the NI were poor predictors for mild gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia; predictive values for severe early onset disease, however, were much better. Logistic regression analysis showed the NI has no additional value compared with the PI in the prediction of either mild or severe disease.
Conclusions: The NI offers the possibility to quantify the diastolic notch in uterine artery analysis. Compared to the PI, this does not lead to better predictive values for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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