Abstract
Background: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy specific disorder which constitutes hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation and proteinuria. It is being speculated that associated subclinical left ventricular dysfunction may contribute to cardiac mortality and morbidity. This prospective study on left ventricular systolic function by echocardiography was undertaken in normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies. Methodology: This prospective study was carried in Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Chidambaram. Forty subjects were enrolled of which 20 had pre-eclampsia and 20 were normotensive. All were subjected to echocardiography.Results: Echocardiography reveals no significant systolic dysfunction was noted in pre-eclamptic patients and normotensive patients.