2010
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0106-9
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Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy: Value of Echocardiography

Abstract: Cardiovascular disease in women during pregnancy poses particular challenges. It continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality and contributes to significant morbidity. Echocardiography is essential in characterizing the extent and effects of heart disease prior to, during, and after pregnancy. By understanding the physiologic adaptation in pregnancy with increases in heart rate, blood volume, and cardiac output, and decrease in vascular resistance, one can anticipate and recognize the effects of these… Show more

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“…The most common types of cardiac disease among mothers were MS (22%) and MVP (20%). As the delivery method of choice in pregnant women with heart disease is NVD, 64.4% of the deliveries were performed (25,26). Our results regarding neonates birth weight of mothers with heart disease was in accordance with these findings.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…The most common types of cardiac disease among mothers were MS (22%) and MVP (20%). As the delivery method of choice in pregnant women with heart disease is NVD, 64.4% of the deliveries were performed (25,26). Our results regarding neonates birth weight of mothers with heart disease was in accordance with these findings.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…6 Decidual lymphocytes, mainly uterine natural killer (uNK) cells, contribute to early stages of decidual SA transformation through cytokine secretion [7][8][9][10] as do mechanical flow properties such as shear forces and pressure. 11 The systemic circulatory changes of early normal pregnancy include increases in cardiac output, blood volume and glomerular filtration rate 12,13 that result in an overall maternal state of high blood flow with low vascular resistance. Inadequate or excessive cardiovascular adaptations before week 20 of pregnancy predict complications.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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Abstract OBJECTIVE-Our goal was to define mechanisms that protect murine pregnancies deficient in spiral arterial (SA) remodeling from hypertension, hypoxia and intra-uterine growth restriction.STUDY DESIGN-Micro-ultrasound analyses were conducted on virgin, gestation day (gd) 2,4,7,9,10,12,14,16,18 and postpartum BALB/c (WT) mice and BALB/c-Rag2 −/− /Il2rg −/− mice, an immunodeficient strain lacking SA remodeling.
RESULTS-Rag2−/− /Il2rg −/− dams had normal SA flow velocities, greatly elevated uterine artery flow velocities between gd10-16 and smaller areas of placental flow from gd14 to term than controls. Maternal heart weight and output increased transiently.
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“…Badanie to dostarcza informacji na temat funkcji komór, obecności wad wrodzonych, nieprawidłowości w obrębie zastawek i aorty, jak również pozwala na szacunkową ocenę ciśnień w prawym sercu [10] (tab. 4).…”
Section: Przezklatkowe Badanie Echokardiograficzneunclassified