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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
We measured plasma catecholamine concentrations on admission (after eclamptic fit) and after 6 days of delivery in 21 eclamptic patients and on admission in 15 normotensive pregnant women in Bangladesh. Plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine concentrations in eclamptic patients were significantly higher on admission than those of normotensive pregnant women (P < 0.0001). Plasma catecholamine concentrations and mean arterial blood pressure had return to be almost normal as normotensive pregnant women after 6 days of delivery, resulting in no correlation between mean arterial blood pressure and plasma catecholamines. On admission (after eclamptic fit) mean arterial blood pressure was positively correlated with plasma epinephrine (r = 0.626, P < 0.002) and norepinephrine (r = 0.553, P < 0.008) concentrations in patients with eclampsia. The amount of proteinuria was also significantly correlated with plasma epinephrine (r = 0.515, P < 0.02) and norepinephrine (r = 0.606, P < 0.003) concentrations. Number of convulsions was significantly correlated with concentrations of plasma epinephrine (r = 0.514, P < 0.02), norepinephrine (r = 0.521, P < 0.01) and mean arterial blood pressure (r = 0.535, P < 0.01). A positive correlation was found between time passed after convulsion with plasma epinephrine (r = 0.515, P < 0.02) and norepinephrine (r = 0.570, P < 0.006) concentrations. These suggested that the increased plasma levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in eclamptic patients were well correlated with the severity of the clinical features of eclampsia.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0301-2115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased concentrations of plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in patients with eclampsia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't