Non-invasive assessment of gestational hemodynamics: Benefits and limitations of impedance cardiography versus other techniques

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 765-779

  Staelens, Anneleen ^a,b   Tomsin, Kathleen ^a,b   Grieten, Lars ^a,b   Oben, Jolien ^b   Mesens, Tinne ^b   Spaanderman, Marc ^c   Jacquemyn, Yves ^d   Gyselaers, Wilfried ^a,b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

bioimpedance; hemodynamics; impedance cardiography; non invasive; obstetrics; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIO-IMPEDANCE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; ITS APPLICATIONS; NON-INVASIVE; NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENTS; PREGNANCY; STROKE VOLUMES;

HEMODYNAMICS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OBSTETRICS;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GESTATIONAL HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; THERMODILUTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84887789657     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2013.853466     Document Type: Review

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