Carotid artery elasticity decreases during pregnancy - the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study

: Karkkainen H, Saarelainen H, Valtonen P, Laitinen T, Raitakari OT, Juonala M, Kahonen M, Hutri-Kahonen N, Heinonen S, Laitinen T

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

: 2014

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

: BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

: BMC PREGNANCY CHILDB

: ARTN 98

: 14

: 7

: 1471-2393

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-98

Conclusions: The present study revealed that carotid artery elasticity declined towards the end of the pregnancy; this neither is straight correlating with maternal hyperlipidemia or the diameter of the carotid artery nor is it associated with changes in endothelial function.

Arterial stiffness, Carotid artery, Distensibility, Elasticity, The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study