September 5, 2025Cardiovascular ResearchOpen Access

Effects of iron deficiency anemia on maternal hemodynamics and cardiac function in pregnant spontaneously hypertensive rats

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JRJad-Julian RachidUniversity of Alberta JVJennie VuUniversity of Alberta SLSi Ning LiuUniversity of Alberta

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Observational analysis shows iron deficiency improves cardiac function in spontaneously hypertensive rats, highlighting complex interactions in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

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Iron deficiency in pregnancy led to greater blood pressure lowering and improved cardiac performance in hypertensive dams.
By gestational day 21, all dams with iron deficiency exhibited moderate anemia, whereas fetuses showed severe anemia and growth restriction.
Echocardiography and pressure-volume loop assessments revealed enhanced cardiac efficiency associated with maternal iron deficiency.
These findings suggest that iron deficiency's effects on maternal health could influence the management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

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Rachid et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23922b210217d6477aa21 https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvaf149

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Observational analysis shows iron deficiency improves cardiac function in spontaneously hypertensive rats, highlighting complex interactions in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Effects of iron deficiency anemia on maternal hemodynamics and cardiac function in pregnant spontaneously hypertensive rats

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Effects of iron deficiency anemia on maternal hemodynamics and cardiac function in pregnant spontaneously hypertensive rats

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