Maternal cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy in obese pregnant women.
Deesha PatelMartina AvesaniMark R JohnsonGiovanni Di SalvoMakrina D SavvidouPublished 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.