Metabolic and Hypertensive Complications of Pregnancy in Women with Nephrolithiasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Kidney stones are associated with future development of hypertension, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome. Our objective was to assess whether stone formation before pregnancy was associated with metabolic and hypertensive complications in pregnancy. We hypothesized that stone formation is a marker of metabolic disease and would be associated with higher risk for maternal complications in pregnancy.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of women who delivered infants at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 2006 to 2015. Women with abdominal imaging (computed tomography or ultrasound) before pregnancy were included in the analysis. Pregnancy outcomes in women with documented kidney stones on imagi

SUBMITTER: Tangren JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969466 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature