Why the study?
Does obesity impair cardiovascular adaptation and biventricular cardiac function in pregnant women at term?
Population
80 healthy pregnant women at term, including 40 obese women and 40 normal weight women.
Comparison
Obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) vs Normal body weight (BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2)
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Obese pregnant women show cardiac maladaptation at term; leaves open whether findings warrant closer surveillance or predict later CV events.
Does obesity impair cardiovascular adaptation and biventricular cardiac function in pregnant women at term?
Morbid obesity in otherwise healthy pregnant women is associated with significant left ventricular hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, and impaired myocardial deformation at term.
Buddeberg et al. (2018) studied this question.
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