Figure 1. Severe preeclampsia is associated with reduced myocardial flow reserve in the early postpartum period.

(A) Myocardial flow reserve by group. (B) Difference in myocardial flow reserve among postpartum women with severe preeclampsia and normotensive postpartum women vs. non-postpartum controls. Women with severe preeclampsia (n=19) underwent PET imaging at a mean (SD) 15.3 (7.6) days postpartum; normotensive postpartum women (n=5) underwent PET imaging at 14.4 (8.4) days postpartum. Non-postpartum women (n=13) constituted the reference group. Myocardial flow reserve was significantly reduced among women following delivery with severe preeclampsia.