Effect of race on longitudinal central hemodynamics in pregnancy.
H Z LingP G JaraA BisqueraLiona Chiu Yee PoonK H NicolaidesNikos A KametasPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)
There are race-specific differences in maternal cardiac adaptation to pregnancy. White women have the most favorable cardiac adaptation by increasing SV and HR, achieving the highest CO and lowest PVR. In contrast, black and Asian women have lower CO and higher PVR than do white women, with CO increasing through a rise in HR due to declining or static SV. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.