The evaluation of diastolic function and myocardial performance index during pregnancy: A tissue Doppler echocardiography study.

Fatih GungorenZulkif TanriverdiFeyzullah BesliMert Ulas BarutMustafa Begenc Tascanov

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)

Detailed assessment of cardiac function is important during pregnancy. We demonstrated that pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased MPI, as well as structural and functional changes.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
pregnant women
ejection fraction