Comparative study of Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness of pregnant women with preeclampsia, healthy women with and without pregnancy in Kermanshah Imam Reza Hospital

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1 Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Department of Radiology, Clinical Research Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22038/ijogi.2024.72155.5701

Abstract

Introduction: Preeclampsia is a multisystemic disorder with unknown cause in pregnant women. Contradictory studies about increasing carotid artery intimal media thickness in the preeclamptic pregnant women have been reported.

Objective: In the present study, to early identifing and controlling pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia, the carotid artery intima media thickness in the preeclamptic women was compared with the healthy control groups.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was performed on 21 preeclamptic pregnant women and 21 healthy pregnant and 21 non-pregnant women with normal blood pressure. The intima-media thickness of the carotid artery of the subjects was measured(With Medison ultrasound device and 7-12 MHz surface probe) in 3 areas of the common carotid artery on both sides and its mean was recorded. The findings of the three groups were analyzed and compared with SPSS16 software.

Results: The minimum, maximum and mean thickness of carotid artery intima media in preeclamptic pregnant women, healthy pregnant and non-pregnant women was respectively (0.4, 0.8, 0.600), (0.3, 0.4, 0.300), (0.2, 0.5, 0.300) (P <0.001).

Conclusion: Based on the results of Kruskal-Wallis test, the thickness of intimal media of carotid artery was significantly different between the three groups. Therefore, in order to early identifing and controling of preeclampsia in the future, pregnant women should be monitored for carotid intimal media thickness in the early stage of pregnancy.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis, Preeclampsia, Intima-Media Thickness, Sonography

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The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 29 August 2024

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