Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Preeclamptic Women with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A 2D Speckle Tracking Imaging Study

摘要

BackgroundPatients with preeclampsia are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Changes in cardiac function are subtle in preeclampsia and are difficult to quantify with conventional imaging. Strain measurements using speckle-tracking echocardiography have been used to sensitively quantify abnormalities in other disease settings.