Abstract
Sixty four patients (51 pregnant and 13 non-pregnant women), were investigated for atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels, plasma volume, plasma renin activity and aldosterone. Twenty three women had a normal pregnancy, eighteen experienced a hypertensive one, while ten women were in pre-eclamptic conditions. ANP levels were significantly increased, whether in normotensive or in hypertensive pregnancies, probably because of a counterbalancing effect of this peptide on sodium and water deposits. Plasma volume, plasma renin activity and aldosterone showed different courses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-97 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Hypertension in Pregnancy |
| Volume | B7 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Internal Medicine
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Di Lieto, A., Campanile, M., Paladini, D., Albano, G., & Paladini, A. (1988). Atrial natriuretic peptide and the renin angiotensin aldosterone system in normontensive and hypertensive pregnancy. Hypertension in Pregnancy, B7(1-2), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.3109/10641958809023505