Directed antihypertensive therapy improves growth restriction and perinatal mortality in women with chronic hypertension.
Authors: David Chaffin, Jesse Cottrell, Kelly Cummings, David Jude. Maternal Hypertension Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Virginia, USA Conclusion: Impedance cardiography-directed antihypertensive therapy during early pregnancy allows for informed initiation and titration of blood pressure medications. This low-cost and non-invasive test should be considered for optimizing outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal chronic hypertension. For […]
The Hemodynamics of Labor in Women Undergoing Vaginal and Cesarean Deliveries as Determined by Whole Body Bioimpedance
Authors: Eran Ashwal, Shiri Shinar, Sharon Orbach-Zinger, Shaul Lev , Roi Gat, Liron Kedar , Yehuda Pauzner , Amir Aviram , Yariv Yogev , Liran Hiersch Conclusion: Whole-body bioimpedance can be used effectively to assess the hemodynamics of vaginal and cesarean deliveries. For the full article click here
Directed antihypertensive therapy improves growth restriction and perinatal mortality in women with chronic hypertension
Authors: David Chaffin, Jesse Cottrell, Kelly Cummings, David Jude Conclusion: Impedance cardiography-directed antihypertensive therapy during early pregnancy allows for informed initiation and titration of blood pressure medications. This low-cost and non-invasive test should be considered for optimizing outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal chronic hypertension. For the full article click here
Pregnancy outcomes of massively obese hypertensive gravidas
Authors: David G.Chaffin Jr. Jessica Granger Conclusion: In massively obese women with preexisting hypertension, hemodynamically guided treatment results in fewer cases of severe preeclampsia and fewer maternal and neonatal hospital days. For the full article click here
Maternal cardiac hemodynamics in normotensive VS pregnancies with preeclampsia – did we find a helpful tool?
Authors: Maya Ram, Anat Lavie, Shaul Lev, Yair Blecher, Yael Shulman, Tomer Avnon, Eran Weiner, Ariel Many Conclusion: The accuracy and noninvasiveness of the NICaS open a window of opportunity, aiding in evaluating and separating the hemodynamic profiles of these patients. For the full article click here
Cardiac hemodynamics before, during and after elective cesarean delivery, do we really know it all?
Authors: Anat Lavie, Maya Ram, Shaul Lev, Yair Blecher, Yael Shulman, Tomer Avnon, Eran Weiner, Ariel ManyConclusion: The researchers found that 3 min after delivery CO reaches a peak and TPR reaches a low. The placenta plays a major resistance role that sets the hemodynamic changes during these moments. For the full article click here
Cardiac hemodynamics in labor and postpartum – a new look into physiology
Authors: Eran Ashwal, Liran Hiersch, Yehuda Pauzner, Avital Wertheimer, Amir Aviram, Arnon Wiznitzer, Yariv Yogev Conclusion: The hemodynamic physiology of labor is characterized by significant changes between the latent phase and the active phase followed by a relatively constant state throughout labor and an opposite change within 48 hours postpartum For the full article click […]
Cardiac index in pregnancy – friend or foe
Authors: Maya Ram, Anat Lavie, Shaul Lev, Yair Blecher, Yael Shulman, Tomer Avnon, Eran Weiner, Ariel Many Conclusion: The purpose of the study was to assess the reliability of CO vs. CI in healthy pregnant women at term. The Pearson correlation between the BSA and CO was poor. The researchers found that in pregnant women […]