Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy in obese pregnant women.

Deesha PatelMartina AvesaniMark R JohnsonGiovanni Di SalvoMakrina D Savvidou

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2024)

Obesity is associated with maternal hyperdynamic circulation, altered cardiac geometry and suboptimal diastolic function, compared with normal BMI pregnant women, and these factors may contribute to the increased risk of complications in obese pregnant women.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue
left ventricular
weight gain
birth weight
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
body mass index
blood pressure
obese patients
risk factors
high fat diet induced
ejection fraction
skeletal muscle
gestational age