Maternal cardiovascular changes from pre-pregnancy to very early pregnancy

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2168-2172

  Mahendru, Amita A ^a   Everett, Thomas R ^a   Wilkinson, Ian B ^b   Lees, Christoph C ^a   McEniery, Carmel M ^b  

^a Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

augmentation index; blood pressure; maternal haemodynamics; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84867746119     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283588189     Document Type: Article

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