Periodic assessment of antenatal and post natal serum Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and Nitric Oxide (NO) levels in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP)

• Main Authors: Ismawi, Hidayatul Radziah, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Mohd Zainudin, Maizura
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RB Pathology; RC Internal medicine; RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73778/3/73778%20Periodic%20periodic%20assessment%20of%20antenatal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73778/5/73778_Periodic%20assessment%20of%20antenatal%20and%20post%20natal%20serum_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73778/6/73778_Periodic%20assessment%20of%20antenatal%20and%20post%20natal_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73778/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_18_no_2/Pages-from-IMJMVol18No2-16.pdf

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (HDP) is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular (CVS) disease with endothelial dysfunction postulated to be the pathophysiology. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor, has been identified as a pivotal mediator in HDP. Disturbances in nitric oxide (NO...