Abstract
Current literature suggests a higher risk of pregnancy-related complications in patients with renal fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD). The aim of our study was to assess the nature and prevalence of pregnancy-related complications in patients subsequently diagnosed with FMD. A call for participation was sent to centers contributing to the European/International FMD Registry. Patients with at least 1 pregnancy were included. Data on pregnancy were collected through medical files and FMD characteristics through the European/International FMD Registry. Data from 534 pregnancies were obtained in 237 patients. Despite the fact that, in 96% of cases, FMD was not diagnosed before pregnancy, 40% of women (n=93) experienced pregnancy-related complications, mostly gestational hypertension (25%) and preterm birth (20%), while preeclampsia was reported in only 7.5%. Only 1 patient experienced arterial dissection and another patient an aneurysm rupture. When compared with patients without pregnancy-related complications, patients with complicated pregnancies were younger at FMD diagnosis (43 versus 51 years old;P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 545-553 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- CARDIOLOGY
- CLASSIFICATION
- CORONARY-ARTERY DISSECTION
- EUROPEAN-SOCIETY
- HYPERTENSION
- MANAGEMENT
- PREECLAMPSIA
- PREVALENCE
- RISK-FACTORS
- WOMEN
- fibromuscular dysplasia
- follow-up studies
- hypertension
- preeclampsia
- pregnancy
- pregnancy-induced
- DIAGNOSIS
- ANEURYSM
- OUTCOMES