Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Singleton or Multiple gestation
- * Maternal age \>= 18 years
- * 20 0/7 weeks gestation or greater
- * Severe Preeclampsia diagnosed prior to delivery
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Aspirin use postpartum for other medical indication
- * Lovenox, unfractionated heparin, or other anticoagulant use postpartum for an indication other than postoperative (in-house)
- * Aspirin use within 7 days of planned initial FMD testing postpartum
- * Hypersensitivity or allergy to Aspirin or other salicylates
- * Hypersensitivity or allergy to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - exception if taking LDA in pregnancy
- * Nasal polyps
- * Gastric or Duodenal ulcers, history of GI bleeding
- * Severe hepatic dysfunction
- * Bleeding disorders and diathesis
- * Breastfeeding a newborn with low platelets (NAIT)
- For sub-study patients, inclusion and exclusion criteria will be the same, with the exception of diagnosis of severe preeclampsia prior to delivery (exclusion criterion for healthy controls group).
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes