Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.195404
Title: Blood pressure and retinal microvascular characteristics during pregnancy Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy outcomes (GUSTO) Study
Authors: Li, L.-J.
Cheung, C.Y.-L. 
Ikram, M.K.
Gluckman, P.
Meaney, M.J.
Chong, Y.-S.
Kwek, K.
Wong, T.-Y. 
Saw, S.-M. 
Keywords: Blood pressure
Hypertension
Microcirculation
Preeclampsia/pregnancy
Pregnant women
Retinal blood vessels
Retinal vascular caliber
Vascular biology
Issue Date: Jul-2012
Citation: Li, L.-J., Cheung, C.Y.-L., Ikram, M.K., Gluckman, P., Meaney, M.J., Chong, Y.-S., Kwek, K., Wong, T.-Y., Saw, S.-M. (2012-07). Blood pressure and retinal microvascular characteristics during pregnancy Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy outcomes (GUSTO) Study. Hypertension 60 (1) : 223-230. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.195404
Abstract: Changes in maternal blood pressure during pregnancy are associated with poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. We investigated whether maternal blood pressure during midpregnancy has an impact on the retinal microcirculation among pregnant Asian women. A total of 665 pregnant women aged 18 to 46 years were recruited from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes Study. Blood pressure and retinal vascular parameters were both measured at 26 weeks' gestation following a standardized protocol. Blood pressure was measured by a digital automatic blood pressure monitor (Omron HEM 705 LP). Quantitative retinal vascular parameters were assessed by a semiautomated computer-based program (Singapore I Vessel Assessment, version 3.0). In multiple linear regression models, every 10-mm Hg increase in mean arterial blood pressure was associated with a 1.9-μm (P<0.001) reduction in retinal arteriolar caliber, a 0.9° (P=0.05) reduction in retinal arteriolar branching angle, and a 0.07 (P<0.01) reduction in retinal arteriolar fractal dimension, respectively. Patients classified into a high-risk group in developing preeclampsia (mean arterial blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg) were twice as likely (odds ratio 2.1 [95% CI, 1.0-4.4]) to have generalized retinal arteriolar narrowing compared with those classified into a low-risk group (mean arterial blood pressure <90 mm Hg). Retinal venular caliber and vascular tortuosity were not associated with blood pressure measures. Elevated blood pressure is associated with a range of retinal arteriolar changes in pregnant women, providing evidence for an impact of blood pressure on the microcirculation during pregnancy. © 2012 American Heart Association, Inc.
Source Title: Hypertension
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/53396
ISSN: 0194911X
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.195404
Appears in Collections:Staff Publications
Elements

Show full item record
Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormatAccess SettingsVersion 
(2).pdf383.31 kBAdobe PDF

OPEN

NoneLog In

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.