title: [Relationship between left ventricular diastolic function and plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentration during severe pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the relationship between the left ventricular diastolic function and plasma level of plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) among patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The left ventricular diastolic function was evaluated by Doppler echocardiography, and plasma BNP level was tested by radioimmunoassay among 36 pregnant women with severe PIH, 32 normal pregnant women, and 21 normal non-pregnant women of childbearing age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The parameters such as peak mitral flow velocity in early diastole (E), E-wave velocity-time integral (EVTI), the ratio of peak mitral flow velocity in early diastole and peak A-wave velocity in late diastole (E/A), peak pulmonary venous diastolic forward flow velocity (D) and D-wave velocity-time integral (DVTI) of the 36 severe PIH patients were significantly lower than those of the 32 normal pregnant women and those of the 21 normal non-pregnant women of child-bearing age. But the parameters such as A, A-wave velocity integral (AVTI), and peak pulmonary venous diastolic forward flow velocity (AR) were significantly higher than those of the normal pregnant women and those of the normal non-pregnant women of child-bearing age. E/A ratio, D and DVTI of the normal pregnant women were significantly lower than those of the normal non-pregnant women of child-bearing age, however, A, AVTI, S/D, and AR were significantly higher than those of the normal non-pregnant women of child-bearing age. The BNP concentration of the normal pregnant women was significantly higher than that of the normal non-pregnant women of childbearing age, but significantly lower than that of the severe PIH patients. There were significant correlations between left ventricular diastolic function variables (E/A ratio and AR) and BNP concentration in normal pregnant women and in PIH patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The left ventricular diastolic function is slightly damaged in normal pregnant women and significantly damaged in patients with severe PIH. The plasma BNP level of pregnant women can become an excellent index to predict their left ventricular diastolic function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200001.
authors.forename: Yin-cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Xi-wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Qi-de
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yi-xian
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiu-lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain