Maternal cardiovascular potential and kinetic energy indices in pre-eclamptic and small-for-gestational-age pregnancies.

The findings of this study suggest that point of care non-invasive cardiovascular profiling using PKR and SMII may help better delineate pregnancies affected by specific placental disorders versus those exhibiting health cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy. Pregnancies affected by HDP and/or SGA appear to exhibit distinctive profiles in PKR and SMII that reflect low kinetic energy with placental disorders, but high potential energy in pregnancies affected by HDP. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.