Physiologic Changes During Normal Pregnancy and Delivery

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-329

  Ouzounian, Joseph G ^a   Elkayam, Uri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiocirculatory; Hemodynamic changes; Labor and delivery; Physiology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HEMOGLOBIN;

ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BREAST BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR STAGE 2; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC VOLUME; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84863868679     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.05.004     Document Type: Review

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