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dc.contributor.authorChen SMMen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeeton Len_US
dc.contributor.authorCastro JMen_US
dc.contributor.authorDennis ATen_US
dc.date2018-08-02-
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-05T05:33:07Z-
dc.date.available2019-08-05T05:33:07Z-
dc.identifier.citation36:56-65en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11055/869-
dc.description.abstractAbstract BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia is characterised by increased left ventricular wall thickness on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). This is assumed to be myocardial hypertrophy, however TTE cannot determine myocardial structure which may be muscle, oedema or fibrosis. Given the high incidence of peripheral oedema in pre-eclampsia, we hypothesised that increased thickness could represent oedema. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) characterises myocardial tissue, differentiating between hypertrophy, oedema and fibrosis. This pilot study was designed to characterise myocardial composition using CMR in pregnant women (healthy or with pre-eclampsia) and to compare cardiac output and left ventricular mass using TTE and CMR. METHODS: Thirty-six women (31 healthy, five with pre-eclampsia) underwent TTE and CMR and left ventricular mass was assessed applying standard definitions. Myocardial signal intensities were measured from left ventricular segments and compared to serratus anterior muscle to determine global myocardial signal intensity. Myocardial oedema was defined as a myocardial:skeletal signal intensity ratio >1.9. Agreement between devices for cardiac output and left ventricular mass, and inter- and intra-observer measurements used Bland Altman methodology, calculating the agreement tolerable interval: >1.5 is unacceptable, 1.0-1.5 is marginal and <1.0 is acceptable agreement. RESULTS: Myocardial oedema was present in two (40%) pre-eclamptic women but no healthy women (P=0.017). Agreement for cardiac output was acceptable, for left ventricular mass marginal, and for inter- and intra-observer measurements acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance was used to characterise the myocardial tissue in women with pre-eclampsia. Data suggest that some women with pre-eclampsia have myocardial oedema rather than hypertrophy.en_US
dc.subjectPre-Eclampsia/pathologyen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.subjectMagnetic Resonance Imaging/methodsen_US
dc.subjectEdema/diagnostic imaging*en_US
dc.subjectCardiac Output/physiologyen_US
dc.subjectEdema/pathologyen_US
dc.subjectHeart Diseases/complicationsen_US
dc.subjectHeart Diseases/diagnostic imaging*en_US
dc.subjectHeart Diseases/pathology*en_US
dc.subjectHeart Ventricles/diagnostic imagingen_US
dc.subjectHeart Ventricles/pathologyen_US
dc.subjectHeart Ventricles/radiation effectsen_US
dc.titleMyocardial tissue characterisation and detection of myocardial oedema by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in women with pre-eclampsia: a pilot study.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.contentTexten_US
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Journal of Obstetric Anesthesiaen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.07.004en_US
dc.description.affiliatesThe Northern Hospitalen_US
dc.description.affiliatesThe Royal Women's Hospitalen_US
dc.description.affiliatesSt Vincent's Hospitalen_US
dc.description.pubmedurihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30143429en_US
dc.type.studyortrialPilot/Feasibility Studyen_US
dc.identifier.studynameANZCA Pilot Granten_US
dc.ispartof.anzcaresearchfoundationYesen_US
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item.openairetypeJournal Article-
item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf-
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