Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a maternal hypertensive disorder associated with elevated lifetime
risk for cardiovascular disease. Microvascular dysfunction- imbalances in vasodilatory
potential- has been reported in women following a pregnancy complicated by PE. Microvascular
dysfunction may precede later life macrovascular dysfunction manifesting clinically
as cardiovascular disease. Postpartum microvascular assessment could characterize
the microvascular changes that occur after PE. This study aims to determine the extent
to which PE is associated with endothelial-dependent and endothelialindependent microvascular
changes in the postpartum.
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