Clinical and experimental hypertension : CHE
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Clin. Exp. Hypertens. · Jan 2019
Clinical TrialThe effect of cardiovascular risk factors on the carotid intima-media thickness in an old-aged cohort with hypertension: a longitudinal evolution with 4-year follow-up of a random clinical trial.
Hypertension is a generally accepted atherogenic risk factor. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to evaluate changes in carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT) and explore the association of cardiovascular risk factors and the carotid intima thickness in adults with hypertension using standardized methods. We used data from a subgroup of Beijing Vascular Disease Patients Evaluation Study (BEST), a population-based study of community-dwelling adults. ⋯ Clinical trial registration: Clinical trials. Gov. Identifier: NCT02569268.
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Clin. Exp. Hypertens. · Jan 2019
Correlations between changes in hematological indices of mothers with preeclampsia and umbilical cord blood of newborns.
Preeclampsia is a condition that might severely impact the health of mothers and their newborns. The aim of this investigation is to examine hematological parameters in mothers with preeclampsia and umbilical cord blood. Eighty preecalmptic mothers were recruited in the study. ⋯ In addition, results showed significant and positive correlations between preeclamptic mothers and their newborn in Hb (r2 = 0.075, P < 0.05), PCV (r2 = 0.084, P < 0.01), MCV (r2 = 0.077, P < 0.05), MCHC (r2 = 0.115, P < 0.01), RBC (r2 = 0.086, P < 0.01) and retics (r2 = 0.306, P < 0.01). In conclusion, changes in several hematological parameters associated with preeclampsia were correlated in affected mothers and their newborns. Such biomarkers can be used to predict pregnancy outcomes in women with preeclampsia.