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December 31, 2015International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and GynecologyOpen Access

Role of echocardiography for assessment of cardiovascular haemodynamics during pregnancy

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Why the study?

What are the normal physiological changes in cardiovascular hemodynamics during pregnancy as assessed by Doppler echocardiography?

Population

50 women, divided into a control group and a study group of pregnant patients followed through I, II, and…

Comparison

Serial Doppler echocardiography during I, II… vs Control group evaluated with echocardiography

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Through III trimester (up to 36 weeks)

Authors

SSSonali Shashikant SomaniKamineni HospitalsRSR SunandiniSSShashikant Somani

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Overview

Supports Doppler monitoring of normal pregnancy hemodynamics; extends prior observations but leaves open predictive utility in high-risk cohorts.

Structured PICO

What are the normal physiological changes in cardiovascular hemodynamics during pregnancy as assessed by Doppler echocardiography?

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Population
50 women, divided into a control group (n=25) and a study group of pregnant patients (n=25) followed through I, II, and III trimesters.
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Intervention
Serial Doppler echocardiography during I, II, and III trimesters of pregnancy
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Comparator
Control group (n=25) evaluated with echocardiography
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Outcome
Cardiovascular function and systemic hemodynamics (heart rate, blood pressure, systemic vascular resistance, cardiac output, stroke volume, ejection fraction)surrogate

Doppler echocardiography effectively tracks significant physiological cardiovascular adaptations during pregnancy, such as increased cardiac output and decreased systemic vascular resistance.

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Somani et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7eb84c768d2d1c2a973acehttps://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20151606
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