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Source: DGNews  |  Posted 9 years ago

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Test Identifies Risk For Preeclampsia As Early As First Trimester

By Peggy Peck
Special to DG News

ORLANDO, FL -- September 27, 2002 -- A novel software program coupled with 48-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring correctly identified 93 percent of women at risk for preeclampsia in the first trimester of pregnancy with accuracy increasing to 99 percent by the third trimester, according to researchers.

Results of prospective evaluation were presented Thursday at the American Heart Association

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