Cardiovascular Disorders (Obstetrics)
Valvular Heart Disease and Heart Failure during Pregnancy
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 18th, 1999
Pregnancy brings about profound changes of the water and electrolyte balance (body water: +40-100 percent; blood volume: +30-50 percent; hematocrit: 10-20 percent) with subsequent hyperdynamic state of heart and circulation (heart rate: +10-20 b/min, cardiac output: +30-50 percent; vascular resistance: -30 percent), Just explained.
There will be elevated venous pressure in the legs with edema.
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