Long-term effects of multiple pregnancies on cardiac dimensions and systolic and diastolic function

被引:12
作者
Sadaniantz, A
Laurent, LS
Parisi, AF
机构
[1] Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906
关键词
multiparous women; echocardiography; diastolic function; systolic function;
D O I
10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70351-4
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated whether the recurring volume loading and hormonal changes in multiple pregnancies might have some cumulative effect on heart size and function. STUDY DESIGN: Echocardiograms were performed on 20 healthy women with at least 4 (mean 5.2) term pregnancies; 20 healthy, age-matched, nulliparous women served as controls. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in chamber dimension, systolic or diastolic function, valvular incompetence, or heart rate between the groups. There was a small, but significant, prolongation in deceleration time of the E wave in the multiparous women. CONCLUSION: These findings show that the human heart is generally able to repeatedly adapt to multiple episodes of volume overload in pregnancy without lasting detrimental structural or functional changes.
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页码:1061 / 1064
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