Morphofunctional cardiac changes in singleton and twin pregnancies: a longitudinal cohort study.

Takeshi UmazumeTakahiro YamadaItsuko FurutaHiroyuki IwanoMamoru MorikawaHidemichi WatariHisanori Minakami

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

The intravascular cardiac load reached maximum within 1 week after childbirth and was greater in women with twin pregnancies than in those with singleton pregnancies. BNP/NT-proBNP significantly positively correlated with LA volume index and E/e'. In women with singleton pregnancies, BNP secreted immediately after childbirth might improve the diastolic functions 1 month after childbirth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
birth weight
left ventricular
blood pressure
coronary artery
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
body mass index
weight loss