Venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis are important aspects of cardiovascular physiology. However, today their relevance is still very much underappreciated. Their most important role is maintenance and control of venous return and, as such, cardiac output. A high-flow/low-resistance circulation, remaining constant under physiological circumstances, is mandatory for an uncomplicated course of pregnancy. In this article, characteristics of normal and abnormal venous and volume regulating functions are discussed with respect to normal and pathologic outcomes of pregnancy, and current (non-invasive) methods to assess these functions are summarized.

Assessment of venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis during pregnancy : recommendations of the International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics / W. Gyselaers, M. Spaanderman, A. Bruckmann, J. Cockcroft, J. Cornette, J.J. Duvekot, E. Ferrazzi, F.L. Foo, C. Ghossein-Doha, W. Gyselaers, A. Khalil, C.M. Mceniery, C. Lees, V. Meah, G.P. Novelli, M. Spaanderman, E. Stohr, J. Tay, B. Thilaganathan, H. Valensise, I. Wilkinson. - In: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. - ISSN 0960-7692. - 52:2(2018), pp. 174-185.

Assessment of venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis during pregnancy : recommendations of the International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics

E. Ferrazzi;
2018

Abstract

Venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis are important aspects of cardiovascular physiology. However, today their relevance is still very much underappreciated. Their most important role is maintenance and control of venous return and, as such, cardiac output. A high-flow/low-resistance circulation, remaining constant under physiological circumstances, is mandatory for an uncomplicated course of pregnancy. In this article, characteristics of normal and abnormal venous and volume regulating functions are discussed with respect to normal and pathologic outcomes of pregnancy, and current (non-invasive) methods to assess these functions are summarized.
maternal hemodynamics; plasma volume; pregnancy; venous hemodynamics; venous return; volume homeostasis; Blood Flow Velocity; Cardiac Output; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; Consensus Development Conferences as Topic; Female; Guidelines as Topic; Hemodynamics; Homeostasis; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; Prenatal Diagnosis; Uterine Artery; Maternal Health; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Reproductive Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia
2018
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