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Title: | Doppler assessment of maternal central venous hemodynamics during uncomplicated pregnancy : a comprehensive review. | Authors: | GYSELAERS, Wilfried Mesens, T. TOMSIN, Kathleen Peeters, L. |
Issue Date: | 2009 | Publisher: | Flemish Society of Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Source: | Facts, Views and Vision in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1(3). p. 171-181 | Abstract: | Doppler studies on hemodynamics of the cardiovascular system and intra-abdominal organ perfusion in non-pregnant individuals are usualy performed by cardiologists and radiologists. Specialists in Maternal-Fetal Medicine are also familiar with cardiovascular Doppler sonography, however they mostly focus on the fetal 1;2 or uteroplacental circulation 3-5. Recently, several reports have been published on Doppler assessment of the maternal venous compartment, illustrating its feasibility and repeatability 6-11. These studies have shown that the venous compartment is also subject to maternal cardiovascular adaptation during uncomplicated pregnancy 9;11. In gestational diseases, such as preeclampsia, some of the observations show promising results with respect to the evaluation of maternal cardiovascular maladaptation 9;11 and prediction of subsequent disease 12. Therefore, the maternal venous compartment is a new area to be explored in obstetric ultrasound imaging 13, in order to link Doppler observations to known features of gestational cardiovascular (patho)physiology 14-16 and to the information obtained from other parameters 17. This paper offers a comprehensive review on Doppler assessment of the maternal venous compartment during uncomplicated pregnancy. | Notes: | * Dept. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk Belgium ° Dept. of Physiology, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek Belgium ‡ Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek Belgium # Dept Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht The Netherlands | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/10676 | Link to publication/dataset: | http://www.fvvo.be/archive/volume-1/number-3/review-articles/doppler-assessment-of-maternal-central-venous-hemodynamics-in-uncomplicated-pregnancy-a-comprehensiv/ | ISSN: | 2032-0418 | e-ISSN: | 2032-0418 | Category: | A2 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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