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- The study aimed to assess the resistive indices (RIs) of fetal umbilical and middle cerebral arteries and the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) in fetuses of women with hypertension.
- A total of 150 pregnant women (75 with pregnancy-induced hypertension and 75 healthy) underwent Doppler ultrasound examinations to compare the RIs and CPR.
- Findings revealed that women with hypertension showed higher umbilical artery RI, lower middle cerebral artery RI, and lower CPR, particularly those with proteinuria, indicating potential risks for the fetus.
Article Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the resistive indices (RIs) of the fetal umbilical and middle cerebral arteries, as well as to determine the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR), in fetuses of women with hypertension.
Materials And Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study involving 75 pregnant women with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and 75 apparently healthy pregnant women (control group), all of whom were submitted to Doppler ultrasound examination of the fetal middle cerebral and umbilical arteries between 20 and 40 weeks of gestation. The two groups were compared in terms of the RI of the middle cerebral and umbilical arteries, as well as the CPR. The level of statistical significance was set at ≤ 0.05.
Results: The mean age was 32.4 ± 4.6 years in the PIH group and 32.6 ± 4.6 years in the control group ( = 0.633). The mean umbilical artery RI was significantly higher in the PIH group than in the control group (0.67 ± 0.14 vs. 0.61 ± 0.08; = 0.012), whereas the mean middle cerebral artery RI was significantly higher in the control group (0.80 ± 0.05 vs. 0.76 ± 0.08; = 0.001). Among the women in the PIH group, the mean CPR was significantly lower for those with proteinuria than for those without (1.07 ± 0.26 vs. 1.27 ± 0.22; = 0.001).
Conclusion: Maternal hypertension during pregnancy appears to be associated with increased fetal umbilical artery RI and reduced fetal middle cerebral artery RI, as well as with a low CPR. In pregnant women, the combination of PIH and proteinuria is also apparently associated with an increased risk of a low CPR.
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