Effects of Low-Dose Aspirin on Vascular Sensitivity to Angiotensin II and on 24 Hours Arterial Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

The angiotensin sensitivity test (AST) was performed in a group of 40 high risk pregnant women before and after oral administration of low doses of aspirin (ASA) (100 mg). AST performed before ASA characterized two groups of patients: 18 with positive AST (AST+) (effective pressor dose (EPD) = 6.91±1.69 (mean ± S.D.) ng/Kg/min of angiotensin II (A II)) and 22 with negative AST (AST-) (EPD = 22.44±11.23 ng/Kg/min of All). After ASA administration there was a significant increase in EPD in AST+ patients (15.00±9.54 ng/Kg/min, p