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American Journal of Hypertension | 2001

Left ventricular function impairment in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Jorge Roisinblit; Oscar Grosso; Gabriela Rodríguez; Sara Robert; Clotilde S. Berensztein; Hilda Ruda Vega; Jorge Lerman

The changes induced by transient hypertension on cardiac structure and function are unclear. Pregnancy-induced hypertension offers a natural and spontaneous model of this condition. To assess the potential of echocardiographic Doppler to unmask left ventricular function impairment, we studied 28 women aged 26.4 +/- 7.2 years with pregnancy-induced hypertension defined as blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm Hg in the third trimester of pregnancy without a history of hypertension. Twenty normal pregnant women, aged 27.5 +/- 6.4 years, were the controls. Left ventricular diastolic diameter, fractional shortening, E velocity, A velocity, E/A ratio, isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT), isovolumetric contraction time (ICT), ejection time (ET), and the combined index of myocardial performance (Tei index = IRT + ICT/ET), were calculated by echocardiography Doppler 2 to 4 days postpartum. There were statistically significant differences between groups in the following parameters: E/A ratio: 1.3 +/- 0.3 in pregnancy-induced hypertension v 1.5 +/- 0.3 in normal pregnant women (P < .05), IRT: 104 +/- 14 msec v 84 +/- 7 msec (P < .000), and the Tei index: 0.51 +/- 0.15 v 0.35 +/- 0.04 (P < .00), respectively. According to this data pregnancy-induced hypertension evaluated 2 to 4 days after delivery showed left ventricular dysfunction, mainly diastolic. The IRT and the Tei index are the most useful echocardiographic parameters to unmask left ventricular dysfunction in pregnancy-induced hypertension.


European Journal of Heart Failure | 2016

Pulmonary hypertension and pregnancy outcomes: data from the Registry Of Pregnancy and Cardiac Disease (ROPAC) of the European Society of Cardiology.

Karen Sliwa; Iris M. van Hagen; Werner Budts; Lorna Swan; Gianfranco Sinagra; Maryanne Caruana; Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Lodewijk J. Wagenaar; Mark R. Johnson; Gary Webb; Roger Hall; Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink

To describe the outcomes of pregnancy in women with pulmonary hypertension.


American Journal of Hypertension | 1998

Left ventricular geometry in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Oscar Grosso; Claudio A. Bellido; Oscar R. Iavıécoli; Clotilde S. Berensztein; Hilda Ruda Vega; Jorge Lerman

The changes induced by transient hypertension upon cardiac geometry (G) are unclear. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) offers a natural and spontaneous model of this condition. To assess geometric changes according to two-dimensionally guided M-mode echocardiography, we compared patients with PIH with normal pregnant women (NPW). Fifty-five women, aged 28.5 +/- 7.5 years, with PIH (defined as blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg in the third trimester of pregnancy and without a history of hypertension) were compared with 57 NPW aged 30.7 +/- 7.5 years. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) (Devereux formula) and relative wall thickness (RWT) (Ganau formula) were calculated by means of echocardiography done in the left lateral decubitus 2 to 4 days postpartum. Subjects were considered to have: normal geometry (NG) if both LVMI and RWT fell below the mean +/- 1 SD or 2 SD; concentric hypertrophy (CH) if both were elevated; eccentric hypertrophy (EH) if LVMI was elevated and RWT was normal; and concentric remodeling (CR) if LVMI was normal and RWT was elevated. Comparisons were performed by the Student t test. Patients with PIH had higher LVMI (106 +/- 29.4 v 90.6 +/- 19.8 g/m2; P < .05) and RWT (0.41 +/- 0.07 v 0.38 +/- 0.05; P < .05). Considering the mean +/- 1 SD of NPW as the limit of normality the G pattern was NG in 26 (47%) and abnormal in 29 (53%), of which 14 (25.5%) had EH, 11 (20%) had CR, and four (7%) had CH. If we considered the mean +/- 2 SD, the G pattern was NG in 46 (84%) and abnormal G in nine (16%), EH in four (7%), CR in three (5%), and CH in 2 (4%). According to these data, women with PIH had higher LVMI and RWT compared with NPW. The most frequent abnormal G patterns were EH and CR.


Journal of Clinical Hypertension | 2011

Histomorphometry of Umbilical Cord Blood Vessels in Preeclampsia

Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Hilda Ruda Vega; Rodolfo Giuliano; Daniel R. Grana; Francisco Azzato; Jorge Lerman; José Milei

The authors hypothesized that preeclampsia may change the phenotype of umbilical cord vessels. Segments of umbilical cords were obtained from 29 pregnant women (20 healthy and 9 with preeclampsia), which were histomorphometrically assessed. Birth weight was 2928±613 g for the control group vs 1749±656 g for the preeclampsia group (P<.0001). A significantly shorter gestational period was noted in the preeclampsia group: 35 weeks vs 39 weeks in the healthy group. Measurements of the outer layer area (116.4±55 μm2 vs 56.5±25 μm2; P=.0038), the inner layer area (63.1±16 μm2 vs 28.6±8 μm2; P<.0001), the lumen area (8.4±1 μm2 vs 3.4±2 μm2; P=.0003), and the wall/lumen ratio (20.3±9 vs 3.1±0.6; P<.0001) of arteries were significantly larger in the preeclampsia umbilical cords. Concerning veins, the wall/lumen ratio was higher in the preeclampsia group. In this study, the umbilical cord in preeclampsia showed significant changes in the structure of umbilical arteries, with increases in wall areas and wall/lumen ratios. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011;13:30–34. ©2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


American Journal of Hypertension | 2000

Dimensions of the left ventricle, atrium, and aortic root in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Oscar Grosso; Claudio A. Bellido; Oscar R. Iavicoli; Clotilde S. Berensztein; Hilda Ruda Vega; Jorge Lerman

Chronic hypertension induces changes in the structure of the left ventricle, atrium, and aortic root. However, the effects of transient hypertension are unclear. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) offers a natural and spontaneous model of this condition. Using M-mode echocardiography, we studied 95 consecutive patients with PIH, who were compared with 83 normal pregnant women (NPW). We evaluated diastolic diameter (DD), systolic diameter (SD), septal thickness (ST), posterior wall thickness (PWT), shortening fraction (SF), relative wall thickness (RWT), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), left atrial dimension (LAD), and aortic root dimension (ARD). Patients with PIH had higher ST (9.98 +/- 1.47 mm v 8.96 +/- 1.43 mm, P < .000), PWT (9.28 +/- 1.48 mm v 8.55 +/- 1.35 mm, P < .000), LVMI (107.65 +/- 27.87 g/m2 v 92.38 +/- 17.99 g/m2, P < .000), and RWT (0.406 +/- 0.06 v 0.377 +/- 0.06 mm, P < .002). There were no significant differences in DD, SD, SF, LAD, and ARD. In conclusion, PIH increases the LVMI due to an increase in the ST and PWT. The dimensions of the left ventricle, left atrium, and aortic root do not change.


Cardiovascular Toxicology | 2012

Leflunomide-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in a Young Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Paulino A. Alvarez; Ariel K. Saad; Santiago Flagel; Octavio Mazzocchi; Manuel Vázquez Blanco

Leflunomide, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, has been shown to be effective in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Among other side effects, systemic hypertension has been described, and also a case of possible pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been reported. Symptomatic PH in RA is rare. We present a 28-year-old woman with a history of RA who consulted our hospital because of severe symptomatic pulmonary hypertension. Two years before admission, she was started on leflunomide. Due to previous evidence of the association of leflunomide with pulmonary hypertension, the drug was stopped. The patient became asymptomatic with normal pulmonary arterial pressure within a year. Given the poor prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, the recognition of potentially reversible causes is crucial. Until further evidence is available in a patient who develops pulmonary arterial hypertension, stopping leflunomide should be considered.


The Cardiology | 2011

Brugada type 1 electrocardiographic pattern induced by severe hyponatremia.

Paulino A. Alvarez; Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Jorge Lerman

Brugada syndrome is characterized electrocardiographically by ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads, followed by a negative T wave unrelated to ischemia, electrolyte disturbance or drug effects and prone to rapid polymorphic ventricular tachycardia capable of degenerating into ventricular fibrillation. The ECG pattern may be dynamic and is often concealed. Sodium channel blockers, drugs, electrolyte imbalances, fever and several other clinical circumstances are recognized inducers of a Brugada type 1 ECG in susceptible patients. We describe a case of a Brugada type 1 ECG pattern induced by severe hyponatremia.


Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography | 2000

Usefulness of Echocardiography and Doppler Echocardiography in Endomyocardial Fibrosis

C.Sara Berensztein; Daniel J. Piñeiro; Mónica Marcotegui; Rolando Brunoldi; Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Jorge Lerman


Medicina-buenos Aires | 2011

Muerte súbita por conmoción cardíaca (Commotio cordis) asociada a miocardio no compactado

Analía Aquieri; Gastón Rodríguez Granillo; Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Jorge Lerman


Artery Research | 2011

Histopathology and histomorphometry of umbilical cord blood vessels. Findings in normal and high risk pregnancies

Manuel Vázquez Blanco; Hilda Ruda Vega; Roberto A. Guerri-Guttenberg; Rodolfo Giuliano; Daniel R. Grana; Francisco Azzato; José Milei

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Jorge Lerman

University of Buenos Aires

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Ariel K. Saad

University of Buenos Aires

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Hilda Ruda Vega

University of Buenos Aires

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Gustavo Negri

University of Buenos Aires

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José Milei

University of Buenos Aires

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Oscar Grosso

University of Buenos Aires

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Rodolfo Giuliano

University of Buenos Aires

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Sara Berensztein

University of Buenos Aires

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