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Farsetti D, Pometti F, Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Nardini S, Lupoli B, Lees C, Valensise H. Nitric oxide donor increases umbilical vein blood flow and fetal oxygenation in fetal growth restriction. A pilot study. Placenta 2024; 151:59-66. [PMID: 38718734 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2024.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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INTRODUCTION To evaluate the maternal and fetal hemodynamic effects of treatment with a nitric oxide donor and oral fluid in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction. METHODS 30 normotensive participants with early fetal growth restriction were enrolled. 15 participants were treated until delivery with transdermal glyceryl trinitrate and oral fluid intake (Treated group), and 15 comprised the untreated group. All women underwent non-invasive assessment of fetal and maternal hemodynamics and repeat evaluation 2 weeks later. RESULTS In the treated group, maternal hemodynamics improved significantly after two weeks of therapy compared to untreated participants. Fetal hemodynamics in the treated group showed an increase in umbilical vein diameter by 18.87 % (p < 0.01), in umbilical vein blood flow by 48.16 % (p < 0.01) and in umbilical vein blood flow corrected for estimated fetal weight by 30.03 % (p < 0.01). In the untreated group, the characteristics of the umbilical vein were unchanged compared to baseline. At the same time, the cerebro-placental ratio increased in the treated group, while it was reduced in the untreated group, compared to baseline values. The treated group showed a higher birthweight centile (p = 0.03) and a lower preeclampsia rate (p = 0.04) compared to the untreated group. DISCUSSION The combined therapeutic approach with nitric oxide donor and oral fluid intake in fetal growth restriction improves maternal hemodynamics, which becomes more hyperdynamic (volume-dominant). At the same time, in the fetal circuit, umbilical vein flow increased and fetal brain sparing improved. Although a modest sample size, there was less preeclampsia and a higher birthweight suggesting beneficial maternal and fetal characteristics of treatment.
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- Daniele Farsetti
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Integrated Care Processes, Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Fetal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Maellaro F, Gagliardi G, Pais M, Silvestrini M, Pometti F, Farsetti D, Valensise H. Maternal cardiovascular profile is altered in the preclinical phase of normotensive early and late intrauterine growth restriction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024:S0002-9378(24)00597-0. [PMID: 38763339 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2024.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND The maternal cardiovascular profile of patients who develop late fetal growth restriction has yet to be well characterized, however, a subclinical impairment in maternal hemodynamics and cardiac function may be present before pregnancy and may become evident because of the hemodynamic alterations associated with pregnancy. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate if maternal hemodynamics and the cardiovascular profile might be different in the preclinical stages (22-24 weeks' gestation) in cases of early and late fetal growth restriction in normotensive patients. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective echocardiographic study of 1152 normotensive nulliparous pregnant women at 22 to 24 weeks' gestation. The echocardiographic evaluation included morphologic parameters (left ventricular mass index and relative wall thickness, left atrial volume index) and systolic and diastolic maternal left ventricular function (ejection fraction, left ventricular global longitudinal strain, E/A ratio, and E/e' ratio). Patients were followed until the end of pregnancy to note the development of normotensive early or late fetal growth restriction. RESULTS Of the study cohort, 1049 patients had no complications, 73 were classified as having late fetal growth restriction, and 30 were classified as having early fetal growth restriction. In terms of left ventricular morphology, the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter was greater in uneventful pregnancies (4.84±0.28 cm) than in late (4.67±0.26 cm) and in early (4.55±0.26 cm) (P<.001) fetal growth restriction cases, whereas left ventricular end-systolic diameter was smaller in uneventful pregnancies (2.66±0.39 cm) than in late (2.83±0.40 cm) and in early (2.82±0.38 cm) (P<.001) fetal growth restriction cases. The relative wall thickness was slightly higher in early (0.34±0.05) and late (0.35±0.04) fetal growth restriction cases than in uneventful pregnancies (0.32±0.05) (P<.05). In terms of systolic left ventricular function, at 22 to 24 weeks' gestation, cardiac output was higher in uneventful pregnancies (6.58±1.07 L/min) than in late (5.40±0.97 L/min) and in early (4.76±1.05 L/min) (P<.001) fetal growth restriction cases with the lowest values in the early-onset group. Left ventricular global longitudinal strain was lower in appropriate for gestational age neonates (-21.6%±2.0%) and progressively higher in late (-20.1%±2.2%) and early (-18.5%±2.3%) (P<.001) fetal growth restriction cases. In terms of diastolic left ventricular function, the E/e' ratio showed intermediate values in the late fetal growth restriction group (7.90±2.73) when compared with the appropriate for gestational age group (7.24±2.43) and with the early fetal growth restriction group (10.76±3.25) (P<.001). The total peripheral vascular resistance was also intermediate in the late fetal growth restriction group (1300±199 dyne·s·cm-5) when compared with the appropriate for gestational age group (993±175 dyne·s·cm-5) and the early fetal growth restriction group (1488±255 dyne.s.cm-5) (P<.001). CONCLUSION Early and late fetal growth restriction share similar maternal hemodynamic and cardiovascular profiles with a different degree of expression. These features are already present at 22 to 24 weeks' gestation and are characterized by a hypodynamic state. The degree of these cardiovascular changes may influence the timing of the manifestation of the disease; a hypovolemic, high resistance, low cardiac output state might be associated with early-onset fetal growth restriction, whereas a milder hypovolemic state seems to favor the development of the disease in the final stages of pregnancy.
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- Barbara Vasapollo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Prehospitalization Unit, Department of Integrated Care Processes, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Prehospitalization Unit, Department of Integrated Care Processes, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Sports Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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Vasapollo B, Zullino S, Novelli GP, Farsetti D, Ottanelli S, Clemenza S, Micaglio M, Ferrazzi E, Di Martino DD, Ghi T, Di Pasquo E, Orabona R, Corbella P, Frigo MG, Prefumo F, Stampalija T, Giannubilo SR, Valensise H, Mecacci F. Maternal Hemodynamics from Preconception to Delivery: Research and Potential Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications: Position Statement by Italian Association of Pre-Eclampsia and Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine. Am J Perinatol 2024. [PMID: 38350640 DOI: 10.1055/a-2267-3994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The Italian Association of Preeclampsia (AIPE) and the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine (SIMP) developed clinical questions on maternal hemodynamics state of the art. STUDY DESIGN AIPE and SIMP experts were divided in small groups and were invited to propose an overview of the existing literature on specific topics related to the clinical questions proposed, developing, wherever possible, clinical and/or research recommendations based on available evidence, expert opinion, and clinical importance. Draft recommendations with a clinical rationale were submitted to 8th AIPE and SIMP Consensus Expert Panel for consideration and approval, with at least 75% agreement required for individual recommendations to be included in the final version. RESULTS More and more evidence in literature underlines the relationship between maternal and fetal hemodynamics, as well as the relationship between maternal cardiovascular profile and fetal-maternal adverse outcomes such as fetal growth restriction and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Experts agreed on proposing a classification of pregnancy hypertension, complications, and cardiovascular states based on three different hemodynamic profiles depending on total peripheral vascular resistance values: hypodynamic (>1,300 dynes·s·cm-5), normo-dynamic, and hyperdynamic (<800 dynes·s·cm-5) circulation. This differentiation implies different therapeutical strategies, based drugs' characteristics, and maternal cardiovascular profile. Finally, the cardiovascular characteristics of the women may be useful for a rational approach to an appropriate follow-up, due to the increased cardiovascular risk later in life. CONCLUSION Although the evidence might not be conclusive, given the lack of large randomized trials, maternal hemodynamics might have great importance in helping clinicians in understanding the pathophysiology and chose a rational treatment of patients with or at risk for pregnancy complications. KEY POINTS · Altered maternal hemodynamics is associated to fetal growth restriction.. · Altered maternal hemodynamics is associated to complicated hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.. · Maternal hemodynamics might help choosing a rational treatment during hypertensive disorders..
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- Barbara Vasapollo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Integrated Care Services, Prehospitalization Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Unit of Obstetric and Gynecologic Anesthesia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Obstetrics, Department of Woman, Child, and Newborn, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit of Obstetrics, Department of Woman, Child, and Newborn, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Maternal Infant Department SC, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation in Obstetrics, San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche Salesi Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Farsetti D, Pometti F, Frantellizzi R, Maellaro F, Silvestrini M, Pais M, Valensise H. NO donors on top of anti-hypertensive therapy reduces complications in chronic hypertensive pregnancies with hypodynamic circulation. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2023; 291:219-224. [PMID: 37924629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic hypertension is associated with significant adverse maternal and fetal outcomes that appear to be often associated to a hypodynamic circulation. Treatment of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy tailored on maternal hemodynamics might reduce or mitigate these complications. Our purpose was to assess the hemodynamic modifications induced by the addition of NO donors and increased oral fluid intake on top of standard antihypertensive therapy in hypodynamic chronic hypertensive patients. We further evaluated if the possible hemodynamic modification induced by NO donors and increased oral fluid intake might be associated to a reduction of the severity and rate of complications vs. patients on antihypertensive standard treatment. STUDY DESIGN This was a case-control study of 321 chronic hypertensive patients with a hypodynamic circulation at the echocardiographic evaluation at 24 weeks' gestation. We included 160 controls (standard antihypertensive therapy) and 161 cases (standard therapy + NO donor patches + increased oral fluid intake). Student T test for paired and unpaired data, univariate logistic regression analysis, ROC curve analysis, and Cox Hazards Regression analysis were used as appropriate. RESULTS At enrollment the hemodynamic parameters were similar between the two groups. After 3-4 weeks stroke volume (77 ± 19 mL vs. 69 ± 19 mL; p < 0.001), and cardiac output (6.2 ± 1.7 L vs. 5.0 ± 1.6 L; p < 0.001) were higher and total peripheral vascular resistance (1465 ± 469 dyne·s·cm-5 vs. 1814 ± 524 dyne·s·cm-5; p < 0.001) was lower in the cases vs controls. Superimposed preeclampsia, preterm delivery before 34 weeks, abruptio placentae, HELLP Syndrome, fetal growth restriction, and perinatal death were more represented in the standard treatment group vs NO treated patients (81% vs 53%; p < 0.001). In particular, the standard treatment group showed 48% fetal growth restriction vs 34% in the NO treated group (p < 0.011). The Cox proportional-hazards regression showed a lower proportion of event-free pregnancies in controls on standard treatment (HR 2.6; 95% CI 2.0-3.5; p < 0.0001), and a prolongation of pregnancies in CH cases complicated by fetal growth restriction taking NO donors (HR 0.29; 95% CI 0.19-0.43; p = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The tailored treatment with NO donors and oral fluids of hypodynamic CH might have positive effects on the reduction or mitigations of adverse outcomes.
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- Barbara Vasapollo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Pre Hospitalization Unit, Policlinico di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Residency in Sports Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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Valensise H, Farsetti D, Pometti F, Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Lees C. The cardiac-fetal-placental unit: fetal umbilical vein flow rate is linked to the maternal cardiac profile in fetal growth restriction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023; 228:222.e1-222.e12. [PMID: 35944606 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The functional maternal-fetal hemodynamic unit includes fetal umbilical vein flow and maternal peripheral vascular resistance. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the relationships between maternal and fetal hemodynamics in a population with suspected fetal growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective study of normotensive pregnancies referred to our outpatient clinic for a suspected fetal growth restriction. Maternal hemodynamics measurement was performed, using a noninvasive device (USCOM-1A) and a fetal ultrasound evaluation to assess fetal biometry and velocimetry Doppler parameters. Comparisons among groups were performed with 1-way analysis of variance with Student-Newman-Keuls correction for multiple comparisons and with Kruskal-Wallis test where appropriate. The Spearman rank coefficient was used to assess the correlation between maternal and fetal hemodynamics. Pregnancies were observed until delivery. RESULTS A total of 182 normotensive pregnancies were included. After the evaluation, 54 fetuses were classified as growth restricted, 42 as small for gestational age, and 86 as adequate for gestational age. The fetus with fetal growth restriction had significantly lower umbilical vein diameter (P<.0001), umbilical vein velocity (P=.02), umbilical vein flow (P<.0001), and umbilical vein flow corrected for fetal weight (P<.01) than adequate-for-gestational-age and small-for-gestational-age fetuses. The maternal hemodynamic profile in fetal growth restriction was characterized by elevated systemic vascular resistance and reduced cardiac output. The umbilical vein diameter was positively correlated to maternal cardiac output (rs=0.261), whereas there was a negative correlation between maternal systemic vascular resistance (rs=-0.338) and maternal potential energy-to-kinetic energy ratio (rs=-0267). The fetal umbilical vein time averaged max velocity was positively correlated to maternal cardiac output (rs=0.189) and maternal inotropy index (rs=0.162), whereas there was a negative correlation with maternal systemic vascular resistance (rs=-0.264) and maternal potential energy-to-kinetic energy ratio (rs=-0.171). The fetal umbilical vein flow and the flow corrected for estimated fetal weight were positively correlated with maternal cardiac output (rs=0.339 and rs=0.297) and maternal inotropy index (rs=0.217 and r=0.336), whereas there was a negative correlation between maternal systemic vascular resistance (rs=-0.461 and rs=-0.409) and maternal potential energy-to-kinetic energy ratio (rs=-0.336 and rs=-0.408). CONCLUSION Maternal and fetal hemodynamic parameters were different in the 3 groups of fetuses: fetal growth restriction, small for gestational age, and adequate for gestational age. Maternal hemodynamic parameters were closely and continuously correlated with fetal hemodynamic features. In particular, a maternal hemodynamic profile with high systemic vascular resistance, low cardiac output, reduced inotropism, and hypodynamic circulation was correlated with a reduced umbilical vein flow and increased umbilical artery pulsatility index. The mother, placenta, and fetus should be considered as a single cardiac-fetal-placental unit. The correlations of systemic vascular resistance, cardiac output, and inotropy index with umbilical artery impedance indicate the key role of these 3 parameters in placental vascular tree development. The umbilical vein flow rate and, therefore, the placental perfusion seems to be influenced not only by these three parameters but also by the maternal cardiovascular kinetic energy.
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- Herbert Valensise
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Integrated Care Processes, Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Fetal Care, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Dall'Asta A, Minopoli M, Ramirez Zegarra R, Di Pasquo E, Ghi T. An update on maternal cardiac hemodynamics in fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2023; 51:265-272. [PMID: 36377677 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.23392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction (FGR) have been long related to primary placental dysfunction, caused by abnormal trophoblast invasion. Nevertheless, emerging evidence has led to a new hypothesis for the origin of pre-eclampsia and FGR. Suboptimal maternal cardiovascular adaptation has been shown to result in uteroplacental hypoperfusion, ultimately leading to placental hypoxic damage with secondary dysfunction. In this review, we summarize current evidence on maternal cardiac hemodynamics in FGR and pre-eclampsia. We also discuss the different approaches for antihypertensive treatment according to the hemodynamic phenotype observed in pre-eclampsia and FGR.
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- Andrea Dall'Asta
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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McDougall ARA, Hastie R, Goldstein M, Tuttle A, Tong S, Ammerdorffer A, Gülmezoglu AM, Vogel JP. Systematic evaluation of the pre-eclampsia drugs, dietary supplements and biologicals pipeline using target product profiles. BMC Med 2022; 20:393. [PMID: 36329468 PMCID: PMC9635102 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02582-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Accelerating Innovation for Mothers (AIM) project established a database of candidate medicines in research and development (R&D) between 2000 and 2021 for five pregnancy-related conditions, including pre-eclampsia. In parallel, we published target product profiles (TPPs) that describe optimal characteristics of medicines for use in preventing/treating pre-eclampsia. The study objective was to use systematic double screening and extraction to identify all candidate medicines being investigated for pre-eclampsia prevention/treatment and rank their potential based on the TPPs. METHODS Adis Insight, Pharmaprojects, WHO international clinical trials registry platform (ICTRP), PubMed and grant databases were searched (Jan-May 2021). The AIM database was screened for all candidates being investigated for pre-eclampsia. Candidates in clinical development were evaluated against nine prespecified criteria from TPPs identified as key for wide-scale implementation, and classified as high, medium or low potential based on matching to the TPPs. Preclinical candidates were categorised by product type, archetype and medicine subclass. RESULTS The AIM database identified 153 candidates for pre-eclampsia. Of the 87 candidates in clinical development, seven were classified as high potential (prevention: esomeprazole, L-arginine, chloroquine, vitamin D and metformin; treatment: sulfasalazine and metformin) and eight as medium potential (prevention: probiotic lactobacilli, dalteparin, selenium and omega-3 fatty acid; treatment: sulforaphane, pravastatin, rosuvastatin and vitamin B3). Sixty-six candidates were in preclinical development, the most common being amino acid/peptides, siRNA-based medicines and polyphenols. CONCLUSIONS This is a novel, evidence-informed approach to identifying promising candidates for pre-eclampsia prevention and treatment - a vital step in stimulating R&D of new medicines for pre-eclampsia suitable for real-world implementation.
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- Annie R A McDougall
- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia
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- Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Burnet Institute, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Ziganshina MM, Muminova KT, Khasbiullina NR, Khodzhaeva ZS, Yarotskaya EL, Sukhikh GT. Characterization of Vascular Patterns Associated with Endothelial Glycocalyx Damage in Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia. Biomedicines 2022; 10:2790. [PMID: 36359309 PMCID: PMC9687171 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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This paper provides an assessment of molecular and functional changes in blood vessels, and a description of vascular patterns during preeclampsia (PE). Patients with normal pregnancy, and pregnancy complicated by PE at earlier (20-34 weeks) and later terms (≥34 weeks) underwent a 24 h monitoring of blood pressure, central hemodynamics, arterial stiffness, and myocardial function. The blood levels of the structural components of endothelial glycocalyx (eGC): syndecan-1 (SDC 1), heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 (HSPG2), and hyaluronic acid (HA) were determined. In early-onset PE, the vascular pattern comprised changes in all structural components of eGCs, including transmembrane proteoglycans levels, and severe disorders of central hemodynamics, arterial stiffness, and myocardial changes, probably leading to more severe course of PE and the formation of morphological grounds for cardiovascular disorders. The vascular pattern in late-onset PE, including changes in HA levels, central hemodynamics, and myocardial function, may be a signal of potential cardiovascular disorder. PE may change adaptive hemodynamic responses to a pathological reaction affecting both arterial elasticity and the left ventricular myocardium, with its subsequent hypertrophy and decompensation, leading to a delayed development of cardiovascular disorders after PE. Further clinical studies of these indicators will possibly identify predictors of PE and long-term consequences of the disease.
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- Marina M. Ziganshina
- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Street 4, Moscow 117997, Russia
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductology, Institute of Professional Education, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Trubetskaya Street 8-2, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Zielinska AP, Mullins E, Lees C. The feasibility of multimodality remote monitoring of maternal physiology during pregnancy. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e29566. [PMID: 35777056 PMCID: PMC9239642 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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To ascertain whether remote multimodality cardiovascular monitoring of health in pregnancy is feasible, 24 participants were asked to daily monitor body weight, heart rate, blood pressure, activity levels, and sleep patterns. Study participants took on average 4.3 (standard deviation = 2.20) home recordings of each modality per week across the 3 trimesters and 2.0 postpartum (standard deviation = 2.41), out of a recommended maximum of 7. Thus, remote monitoring indicative of cardiovascular health throughout and after pregnancy might be feasible for routine clinical care or within the context of a research study.
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- Agata P. Zielinska
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Christoph Lees, Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom (e-mail: )
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Gyselaers W, Lees C. Maternal Low Volume Circulation Relates to Normotensive and Preeclamptic Fetal Growth Restriction. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:902634. [PMID: 35755049 PMCID: PMC9218216 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.902634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This narrative review summarizes current evidence on the association between maternal low volume circulation and poor fetal growth. Though much work has been devoted to the study of cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance, a low intravascular volume may explain why high vascular resistance causes hypertension in women with preeclampsia (PE) that is associated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and, at the same time, presents with normotension in FGR itself. Normotensive women with small for gestational age babies show normal gestational blood volume expansion superimposed upon a constitutionally low intravascular volume. Early onset preeclampsia (EPE; occurring before 32 weeks) is commonly associated with FGR, and poor plasma volume expandability may already be present before conception, thus preceding gestational volume expansion. Experimentally induced low plasma volume in rodents predisposes to poor fetal growth and interventions that enhance plasma volume expansion in FGR have shown beneficial effects on intrauterine fetal condition, prolongation of gestation and birth weight. This review makes the case for elevating the maternal intravascular volume with physical exercise with or without Nitric Oxide Donors in FGR and EPE, and evaluating its role as a potential target for prevention and/or management of these conditions.
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- Wilfried Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.,Department of Physiology, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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A new look at the role of nitric oxide in preeclampsia: protein S-nitrosylation. Pregnancy Hypertens 2022; 29:14-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2022.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gyselaers W. Hemodynamic pathways of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 226:S988-S1005. [PMID: 35177225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are the 2 main types of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Noninvasive maternal cardiovascular function assessment, which helps obtain information from all the components of circulation, has shown that venous hemodynamic dysfunction is a feature of preeclampsia but not of gestational hypertension. Venous congestion is a known cause of organ dysfunction, but its potential role in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia is currently poorly investigated. Body water volume expansion occurs in both gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, and this is associated with the common feature of new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation. Blood pressure, by definition, is the product of intravascular volume load and vascular resistance (Ohm's law). Fundamentally, hypertension may present as a spectrum of cardiovascular states varying between 2 extremes: one with a predominance of raised cardiac output and the other with a predominance of increased total peripheral resistance. In clinical practice, however, this bipolar nature of hypertension is rarely considered, despite the important implications for screening, prevention, management, and monitoring of disease. This review summarizes the evidence of type-specific hemodynamic profiles in the latent and clinical stages of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Gestational volume expansion superimposed on an early gestational closed circulatory circuit in a pressure- or volume-overloaded condition predisposes a patient to the gradual deterioration of overall circulatory function, finally presenting as gestational hypertension or preeclampsia-the latter when venous dysfunction is involved. The eventual phenotype of hypertensive disorder is already predictable from early gestation onward, on the condition of including information from all the major components of circulation into the maternal cardiovascular assessment: the heart, central and peripheral arteries, conductive and capacitance veins, and body water content. The relevance of this approach, outlined in this review, openly invites for more in-depth research into the fundamental hemodynamics of gestational hypertensive disorders, not only from the perspective of the physiologist or the scientist, but also in assistance of clinicians toward understanding and managing effectively these severe complications of pregnancy.
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- Wilfried Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium; and Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department Physiology, Hasselt University, Belgium.
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Preeclampsia has two phenotypes which require different treatment strategies. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 226:S1006-S1018. [PMID: 34774281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The opinion on the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of preeclampsia still divides scientists and clinicians. This common complication of pregnancy has long been viewed as a disorder linked primarily to placental dysfunction, which is caused by abnormal trophoblast invasion, however, evidence from the previous two decades has triggered and supported a major shift in viewing preeclampsia as a condition that is caused by inherent maternal cardiovascular dysfunction, perhaps entirely independent of the placenta. In fact, abnormalities in the arterial and cardiac functions are evident from the early subclinical stages of preeclampsia and even before conception. Moving away from simply observing the peripheral blood pressure changes, studies on the central hemodynamics reveal two different mechanisms of cardiovascular dysfunction thought to be reflective of the early-onset and late-onset phenotypes of preeclampsia. More recent evidence identified that the underlying cardiovascular dysfunction in these phenotypes can be categorized according to the presence of coexisting fetal growth restriction instead of according to the gestational period at onset, the former being far more common at early gestational ages. The purpose of this review is to summarize the hemodynamic research observations for the two phenotypes of preeclampsia. We delineate the physiological hemodynamic changes that occur in normal pregnancy and those that are observed with the pathologic processes associated with preeclampsia. From this, we propose how the two phenotypes of preeclampsia could be managed to mitigate or redress the hemodynamic dysfunction, and we consider the implications for future research based on the current evidence. Maternal hemodynamic modifications throughout pregnancy can be recorded with simple-to-use, noninvasive devices in obstetrical settings, which require only basic training. This review includes a brief overview of the methodologies and techniques used to study hemodynamics and arterial function, specifically the noninvasive techniques that have been utilized in preeclampsia research.
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Placental Dysfunction in Assisted Reproductive Pregnancies: Perinatal, Neonatal and Adult Life Outcomes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020659. [PMID: 35054845 PMCID: PMC8775397 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Obstetric and newborn outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) pregnancies are associated with significative prevalence of maternal and neonatal adverse health conditions, such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. These data are interpreted as anomalies in placentation involving a dysregulation of several molecular factors and pathways. It is not clear which extent of the observed placental alterations are the result of ART and which originate from infertility itself. These two aspects probably act synergically for the final obstetric risk. Data show that mechanisms of inappropriate trophoblast invasion and consequent altered vascular remodeling sustain several clinical conditions, leading to obstetric and perinatal risks often found in ART pregnancies, such as preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and placenta previa or accreta. The roles of factors such as VEGF, GATA3, PIGF, sFLT-1, sEndoglin, EGFL7, melatonin and of ART conditions, such as short or long embryo cultures, trophectoderm biopsy, embryo cryopreservation, and supraphysiologic endometrium preparation, are discussed. Inflammatory local conditions and epigenetic influence on embryos of ART procedures are important research topics since they may have important consequences on obstetric risk. Prevention and treatment of these conditions represent new frontiers for clinicians and biologists involved in ART, and synergic actions with researchers at molecular levels are advocated.
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Mecacci F, Avagliano L, Lisi F, Clemenza S, Serena C, Vannuccini S, Rambaldi MP, Simeone S, Ottanelli S, Petraglia F. Fetal Growth Restriction: Does an Integrated Maternal Hemodynamic-Placental Model Fit Better? Reprod Sci 2021; 28:2422-2435. [PMID: 33211274 PMCID: PMC8346440 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00393-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In recent years, a growing interest has arisen regarding the possible relationship between adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and inadequate maternal hemodynamic adaptations to the pregnancy. A possible association between "placental syndromes," such as preeclampsia (PE) and fetal growth restriction (FGR), and subsequent maternal cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life has been reported. The two subtypes of FGR show different pathogenetic and clinical features. Defective placentation, due to a poor trophoblastic invasion of the maternal spiral arteries, is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of early-onset PE and FGR. Since placental functioning is dependent on the maternal cardiovascular system, a pre-existent or subsequent cardiovascular impairment may play a key role in the pathogenesis of early-onset FGR. Late FGR does not seem to be determined by a primary abnormal placentation in the first trimester. The pathological pathway of late-onset FGR may be due to a primary maternal cardiovascular maladaptation: CV system shows a flat profile and remains similar to those of non-pregnant women. Since the second trimester, when the placenta is already developed and increases its functional request, a hypovolemic state could lead to placental hypoperfusion and to an altered maturation of the placental villous tree and therefore to an altered fetal growth. Thus, this review focalizes on the possible relationship between maternal cardiac function and placentation in the development of both early and late-onset FGR. A better understanding of maternal hemodynamics in pregnancies complicated by FGR could bring various benefits in clinical practice, improving screening and therapeutic tools.
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- F Mecacci
- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy
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Massimiani M, Tiralongo GM, Salvi S, Fruci S, Lacconi V, La Civita F, Mancini M, Stuhlmann H, Valensise H, Campagnolo L. Treatment of pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction with nitric oxide donors increases placental expression of Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Domain 7 and improves fetal growth: A pilot study. Transl Res 2021; 228:28-41. [PMID: 32784003 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a pathological condition of pregnancy with high perinatal mortality and morbidity, characterized by inadequate fetal growth associated to altered maternal hemodynamics with impaired uteroplacental blood flow and placental insufficiency. To date, iatrogenic premature delivery remains the elective therapeutic strategy. However, in recent years the possibility of a therapeutic approach with vasodilators and myorelaxants, such as nitric oxide (NO) donors, has gained interest. NO controls many endothelial cell functions, including angiogenesis and vascular permeability, by regulating the expression of angiogenic factors, such as Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. In the present study, we investigated if treatment of pregnancies complicated by IUGR with NO donors affects the expression of Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Domain 7 (EGFL7), a secreted endothelial factor, previously demonstrated to be expressed by both endothelial and trophoblast cells and involved in proper placental development. NO donor treatment induced placental levels of EGFL7 and, in association with oral fluids, significantly improved fetal growth. Ex vivo experiments confirmed that NO donors increased expression and secretion of EGFL7 by villous explants. To specifically investigate the potential response of trophoblast cells to NO, we treated HTR8-sVneo cells with NO donors and observed induction of EGFL7 expression. Altogether, our findings indicate that NO induces endothelial and trophoblast expression of EGFL7 in the placenta and improves fetal growth, suggesting a correlation between placental levels of EGFL7 and pregnancy outcome.
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- Micol Massimiani
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Casilino General Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, UOC di Patologia Ostetrica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Casilino General Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Casilino General Hospital, Rome, Italy; Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Placental blood flow sensing and regulation in fetal growth restriction. Placenta 2021; 113:23-28. [PMID: 33509641 PMCID: PMC8448138 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The mechanical force of blood flow is a fundamental determinant of vascular homeostasis. This frictional stimulation of cells, fluid shear stress (FSS), is increasingly recognised as being essential to placental development and function. Here, we focus on the role of FSS in regulating fetoplacental circulatory flow, both in normal pregnancy and that affected by fetal growth restriction (FGR). The fetus is reliant on placental perfusion to meet its circulatory and metabolic demands. Failure of normal vascular adaptation and the mechanisms enabling responsive interaction between fetoplacental and maternal circulations can result in FGR. FSS generates vasodilatation at least partly through the release of endothelial nitric oxide, a process thought to be vital for adequate blood flow. Where FGR is caused by placental dysfunction, placental vascular anatomy is altered, alongside endothelial dysfunction and hypoxia, each impacting upon the complex balance of FSS forces. Identifying specific mechanical sensors and the mechanisms governing how FSS force is converted into biochemical signals is a fast-paced area of research. Here, we raise awareness of Piezo1 proteins, recently discovered to be FSS-sensitive in fetoplacental endothelium, and with emerging roles in NO generation, vascular tone and angiogenesis. We discuss the emerging concept that activating mechanosensors such as Piezo1 ultimately results in the orchestrated processes of placental vascular adaptation. Piecing together the mechanisms governing endothelial responses to FSS in placental insufficiency is an important step towards developing new treatments for FGR.
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Lees CC, Stampalija T, Baschat A, da Silva Costa F, Ferrazzi E, Figueras F, Hecher K, Kingdom J, Poon LC, Salomon LJ, Unterscheider J. ISUOG Practice Guidelines: diagnosis and management of small-for-gestational-age fetus and fetal growth restriction. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2020; 56:298-312. [PMID: 32738107 DOI: 10.1002/uog.22134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- C C Lees
- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Development & Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Science, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- The Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Ritchie Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Woman, Child and Neonate, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- J. Kingdom, Placenta Program, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
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- Obstétrique et Plateforme LUMIERE, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP) et Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Valensise H. Hemodynamic guided treatment of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: is it time to change our mind? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019; 34:3830-3831. [PMID: 31771371 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1695771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Barbara Vasapollo
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Groten T, Lehmann T, Schleußner E. Does Pentaerytrithyltetranitrate reduce fetal growth restriction in pregnancies complicated by uterine mal-perfusion? Study protocol of the PETN-study: a randomized controlled multicenter-trial. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019; 19:336. [PMID: 31521118 PMCID: PMC6744635 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2456-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Background Affecting approximately 10% of pregnancies, fetal growth restriction (FGR), is the most important cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Impaired placental function and consequent mal-perfusion of the placenta is the leading cause of FGR. Although, screening for placental insufficiency based on uterine artery Doppler measurement is well established, there is no treatment option for pregnancies threatened by FGR. The organic nitrate pentaerithrityl tetranitrate (PETN) is widely used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and has been shown to have protective effects on human endothelial cells. In a randomized placebo controlled pilot-study our group could demonstrate a risk reduction of 39% for the development of FGR, and FGR or death, by administering PETN to patients with impaired uterine artery Doppler at mid gestation. To confirm these results a prospective randomized placebo controlled double-blinded multicentre trial was now initiated. Method The trial has been initiated in 14 centres in Germany. Inclusion criteria are abnormal uterine artery Doppler, defined by mean PI > 1.6, at 190 to 226 weeks of gestation in singleton pregnancies. Included patients will be monitored in 4-week intervals. Primary outcome measures are development of FGR (birth weight < 10th percentile), severe FGR (birth weight < 3rd centile) and perinatal death. Placental abruption, birth weight below the 3rd, 5th and 10th centile, development of FGR requiring delivery before 34 weeks` gestation, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and spontaneous preterm delivery < 34 weeks` and 37 weeks` gestation will be assessed as secondary endpoints. Patient enrolment was started in August 2017. Results are expected in 2020. Discussion During the past decade therapeutic agents with possible perfusion optimizing potential have been evaluated in clinical trials to treat FGR. Meta-analysis and sub-analysis of trials targeting preeclampsia revealed ASS to have a potential in reducing FGR. Phosphodiesterase-type-5 inhibitors have recently been tested in a worldwide RCT for therapy of established FGR, failing to show an effect on neonatal outcome. The ongoing multicenter trial will, by confirming our previous results, finally provide a therapeutic option in cases at risk for FGR. Trial registration DRKS00011374 registered at September 29th, 2017 and NCT03669185, registered September 13th, 2018.
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- T Groten
- Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Jena, Am Klinkum 1, 07740, Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Medical Statistics and Computer Science, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Jena, Am Klinkum 1, 07740, Jena, Germany
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Gyselaers W, Thilaganathan B. Preeclampsia: a gestational cardiorenal syndrome. J Physiol 2019; 597:4695-4714. [PMID: 31343740 DOI: 10.1113/jp274893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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It is generally accepted today that there are two different types of preeclampsia: an early-onset or placental type and a late-onset or maternal type. In the latent phase, the first one presents with a low output/high resistance circulation eventually leading in the late second or early third trimester to an intense and acutely aggravating systemic disorder with an important impact on maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity; the other type presents initially as a high volume/low resistance circulation, gradually evolving to a state of circulatory decompensation usually in the later stages of pregnancy, with a less severe impact on maternal and neonatal outcome. For both processes, numerous dysfunctions of the heart, kidneys, arteries, veins and interconnecting systems are reported, most of them presenting earlier and more severely in early- than in late-onset preeclampsia; however, some very specific dysfunctions exist for either type. Experimental, clinical and epidemiological observations before, during and after pregnancy are consistent with gestation-induced worsening of subclinical pre-existing chronic cardiovascular dysfunction in early-onset preeclampsia, and thus sharing the pathophysiology of cardiorenal syndrome type II, and with acute volume overload decompensation of the maternal circulation in late-onset preeclampsia, thus sharing the pathophysiology of cardiorenal syndrome type 1. Cardiorenal syndrome type V is consistent with the process of preeclampsia superimposed upon clinical cardiovascular and/or renal disease, alone or as part of a systemic disorder. This review focuses on the specific differences in haemodynamic dysfunctions between the two types of preeclampsia, with special emphasis on the interorgan interactions between heart and kidneys, introducing the theoretical concept that the pathophysiological processes of preeclampsia can be regarded as the gestational manifestations of cardiorenal syndromes.
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- Wilfried Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, 3600, Genk, Belgium.,Department Physiology, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.,Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, UK
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Bijl RC, Valensise H, Novelli GP, Vasapollo B, Wilkinson I, Thilaganathan B, Stöhr EJ, Lees C, van der Marel CD, Cornette JMJ. Methods and considerations concerning cardiac output measurement in pregnant women: recommendations of the International Working Group on Maternal Hemodynamics. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2019; 54:35-50. [PMID: 30737852 DOI: 10.1002/uog.20231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cardiac output (CO), along with blood pressure and vascular resistance, is one of the most important parameters of maternal hemodynamic function. Substantial changes in CO occur in normal pregnancy and in most obstetric complications. With the development of several non-invasive techniques for the measurement of CO, there is a growing interest in the determination of this parameter in pregnancy. These techniques were initially developed for use in critical-care settings and were subsequently adopted in obstetrics, often without appropriate validation for use in pregnancy. In this article, methods and devices for the measurement of CO are described and compared, and recommendations are formulated for their use in pregnancy, with the aim of standardizing the assessment of CO and peripheral vascular resistance in clinical practice and research studies on maternal hemodynamics. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- R C Bijl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, San Sebastiano Martire Hospital, Frascati, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Casilino Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Complications of pregnancy remain key drivers of morbidity and mortality, affecting the health of both the mother and her offspring in the short and long term. There is lack of detailed understanding of the pathways involved in the pathology and pathogenesis of compromised pregnancy, as well as a shortfall of effective prognostic, diagnostic and treatment options. In many complications of pregnancy, such as in preeclampsia, there is an increase in uteroplacental vascular resistance. However, the cause and effect relationship between placental dysfunction and adverse outcomes in the mother and her offspring remains uncertain. In this review, we aim to highlight the value of gestational hypoxia-induced complications of pregnancy in elucidating underlying molecular pathways and in assessing candidate therapeutic options for these complex disorders. Chronic maternal hypoxia not only mimics the placental pathology associated with obstetric syndromes like gestational hypertension at morphological, molecular and functional levels, but also recapitulates key symptoms that occur as maternal and fetal clinical manifestations of these pregnancy disorders. We propose that gestational hypoxia provides a useful model to study the inter-relationship between placental dysfunction and adverse outcomes in the mother and her offspring in a wide array of examples of complicated pregnancy, such as in preeclampsia.
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Maternal Venous Hemodynamic Dysfunction in Proteinuric Gestational Hypertension: Evidence and Implications. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8030335. [PMID: 30862007 PMCID: PMC6462953 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8030335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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This review summarizes current knowledge from experimental and clinical studies on renal function and venous hemodynamics in normal pregnancy, in gestational hypertension (GH) and in two types of preeclampsia: placental or early-onset preeclampsia (EPE) and maternal or late-onset (LPE) preeclampsia, presenting at <34 weeks and ≥34 weeks respectively. In addition, data from maternal venous Doppler studies are summarized, showing evidence for (1) the maternal circulation functioning closer to the upper limits of capacitance than in non-pregnant conditions, with intrinsic risks for volume overload, (2) abnormal venous Doppler measurements obtainable in preeclampsia, more pronounced in EPE than LPE, however not observed in GH, and (3) abnormal venous hemodynamic function installing gradually from first to third trimester within unique pathways of general circulatory deterioration in GH, EPE and LPE. These associations have important clinical implications in terms of screening, diagnosis, prevention and management of gestational hypertensive diseases. They invite for further hypothesis-driven research on the role of retrograde venous congestion in the etiology of preeclampsia-related organ dysfunctions and their absence in GH, and also challenge the generally accepted view of abnormal placentation as the primary cause of preeclampsia. The striking similarity between abnormal maternal venous Doppler flow patterns and those observed at the ductus venosus and other abdominal veins of the intra-uterine growth restricted fetus, also invites to explore the role of venous congestion in the intra-uterine programming of some adult diseases.
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Tay J, Masini G, McEniery CM, Giussani DA, Shaw CJ, Wilkinson IB, Bennett PR, Lees CC. Uterine and fetal placental Doppler indices are associated with maternal cardiovascular function. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 220:96.e1-96.e8. [PMID: 30243605 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanism underlying fetal-placental Doppler index changes in preeclampsia and/or fetal growth restriction are unknown, although both are associated with maternal cardiovascular dysfunction. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate whether there was a relationship between maternal cardiac output and vascular resistance and fetoplacental Doppler findings in healthy and complicated pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN Women with healthy pregnancies (n=62), preeclamptic pregnancies (n=13), preeclamptic pregnancies with fetal growth restriction (n=15), or fetal growth restricted pregnancies (n=17) from 24-40 weeks gestation were included. All of them underwent measurement of cardiac output with the use of an inert gas rebreathing technique and derivation of peripheral vascular resistance. Uterine and fetal Doppler indices were recorded; the latter were z scored to account for gestation. Associations were determined by polynomial regression analyses. RESULTS Mean uterine artery pulsatility index was higher in fetal growth restriction (1.37; P=.026) and preeclampsia+fetal growth restriction (1.63; P=.001) but not preeclampsia (0.92; P=1) compared with control subjects (0.8). There was a negative relationship between uterine pulsatility index and cardiac output (r2=0.101; P=.025) and umbilical pulsatility index z score and cardiac output (r2=0.078; P=.0015), and there were positive associations between uterine pulsatility index and peripheral vascular resistance (r2=0.150; P=.003) and umbilical pulsatility index z score and peripheral vascular resistance (r2= 0.145; P=.001). There was no significant relationship between cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance with cerebral Doppler indices. CONCLUSION Uterine artery Doppler change is abnormally elevated in fetal growth restriction with and without preeclampsia, but not in preeclampsia, which may explain the limited sensitivity of uterine artery Doppler changes for all these complications when considered in aggregate. Furthermore, impedance within fetoplacental arterial vessels is at least, in part, associated with maternal cardiovascular function. This relationship may have important implications for fetal surveillance and would inform therapeutic options in those pathologic pregnancy conditions currently, and perhaps erroneously, attributed purely to placental maldevelopment. Uterine and fetal placental Doppler indices are associated significantly with maternal cardiovascular function. The classic description of uterine and fetal Doppler changes being initiated by placental maldevelopment is a less plausible explanation for the pathogenesis of the conditions than that relating to maternal cardiovascular changes.
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Stott D, Nzelu O, Nicolaides KH, Kametas NA. Maternal hemodynamics in normal pregnancy and in pregnancy affected by pre-eclampsia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2018; 52:359-364. [PMID: 28796394 DOI: 10.1002/uog.18835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine if, in a high-risk group of women in the first half of pregnancy, those who develop pre-eclampsia (PE) with fetal growth restriction (FGR) demonstrate distinct hemodynamics compared with those with PE in the absence of FGR (PE only). METHODS Cardiac output (CO), peripheral vascular resistance (PVR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured at the first hospital visit at 9-24 weeks' gestation in 69 women who had chronic hypertension and 67 who had had a hypertensive disorder in a previous pregnancy. These women were divided into five groups according to pregnancy outcome. In total, 19 subsequently developed PE only, 22 developed PE with FGR, 17 developed pregnancy-induced hypertension, 39 had chronic hypertension without PE or FGR and 39 had had a hypertensive disorder in a previous pregnancy without PE, pregnancy-induced hypertension or FGR in the index pregnancy. The hemodynamic values in each of these groups were compared with those in a cohort of 300 low-risk women with normal pregnancy. RESULTS In all the high-risk groups, PVR and MAP were higher than in women with a normal pregnancy, but CO was lower in the group of women with PE and FGR, whereas in the other high-risk groups, it was not significantly different from normal. CONCLUSIONS In women who develop PE, there is evidence of high PVR and MAP from the first half of pregnancy, whilst PE and FGR are associated with failure in physiological expansion of CO. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- D Stott
- Antenatal Hypertension Clinic, Division of Women's Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Antenatal Hypertension Clinic, Division of Women's Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, Division of Women's Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Antenatal Hypertension Clinic, Division of Women's Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK
- Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, Division of Women's Health, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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Foo FL, Mahendru AA, Masini G, Fraser A, Cacciatore S, MacIntyre DA, McEniery CM, Wilkinson IB, Bennett PR, Lees CC. Association Between Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Function and Subsequent Preeclampsia or Fetal Growth Restriction. Hypertension 2018; 72:442-450. [PMID: 29967040 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.11092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of maternal cardiovascular disease later in life. It is unclear whether this association is causal or driven by similar antecedent risk factors. Clarification requires recruitment before conception which is methodologically difficult with high attrition rates and loss of outcome numbers to nonconception/miscarriage. Few prospective studies have, therefore, been adequately powered to address these questions. We recruited 530 healthy women (mean age: 35.0 years) intending to conceive and assessed cardiac output, cardiac index, stroke volume, total peripheral resistance, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate before pregnancy. Participants were followed to completion of subsequent pregnancy with repeat longitudinal assessments. Of 356 spontaneously conceived pregnancies, 15 (4.2%) were affected by preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. Women who subsequently developed preeclampsia/fetal growth restriction had lower preconception cardiac output (4.9 versus 5.8 L/min; P=0.002) and cardiac index (2.9 versus 3.3 L/min per meter2; P=0.031) while mean arterial pressure (87.1 versus 82.3 mm Hg; P=0.05) and total peripheral resistance (1396.4 versus 1156.1 dynes sec cm-5; P<0.001) were higher. Longitudinal trajectories for cardiac output and total peripheral resistance were similar between affected and healthy pregnancies, but the former group showed a more exaggerated fall in mean arterial pressure in the first trimester, followed by a steeper rise and a steeper fall to postpartum values. Significant relationships were observed between cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, and mean arterial pressure and gestational epoch. We conclude that in healthy women, an altered prepregnancy hemodynamic phenotype is associated with the subsequent development of preeclampsia/fetal growth restriction.
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- Fung L Foo
- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.)
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.M.M., C.M.M., I.B.W.)
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- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.)
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School (A.F.).,MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (A.F.)
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- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.).,University of Bristol, United Kingdom; and International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cancer Genomics Group, Cape Town, South Africa (S.C.)
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- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.)
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.M.M., C.M.M., I.B.W.)
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (A.M.M., C.M.M., I.B.W.)
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- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.)
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- From the Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom (F.L.F., G.M., S.C., D.A.M., P.R.B., C.C.L.)
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Early and late preeclampsia are characterized by high cardiac output, but in the presence of fetal growth restriction, cardiac output is low: insights from a prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 218:517.e1-517.e12. [PMID: 29474844 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction are considered to be placentally mediated disorders. The clinical manifestations are widely held to relate to gestation age at onset with early- and late-onset preeclampsia considered to be phenotypically distinct. Recent studies have reported conflicting findings in relation to cardiovascular function, and in particular cardiac output, in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. OBJECTIVE We conducted this study to examine the possible relation between cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN We investigated maternal cardiovascular function in relation to clinical subtype in 45 pathological pregnancies (14 preeclampsia only, 16 fetal growth restriction only, 15 preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction) and compared these with 107 healthy person observations. Cardiac output was the primary outcome measure and was assessed using an inert gas-rebreathing method (Innocor), from which peripheral vascular resistance was derived; arterial function was assessed by Vicorder, a cuff-based oscillometric device. Cardiovascular parameters were normalized for gestational age in relation to healthy pregnancies using Z scores, thus allowing for comparison across the gestational range of 24-40 weeks. RESULTS Compared with healthy control pregnancies, women with preeclampsia had higher cardiac output Z scores (1.87 ± 1.35; P = .0001) and lower peripheral vascular resistance Z scores (-0.76 ± 0.89; P = .025); those with fetal growth restriction had higher peripheral vascular resistance Z scores (0.57 ± 1.18; P = .04) and those with both preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction had lower cardiac output Z scores (-0.80 ± 1.3 P = .007) and higher peripheral vascular resistance Z scores (2.16 ± 1.96; P = .0001). These changes were not related to gestational age of onset. All those affected by preeclampsia and/or fetal growth restriction had abnormally raised augmentation index and pulse wave velocity. Furthermore, in preeclampsia, low cardiac output was associated with low birthweight and high cardiac output with high birthweight (r = 0.42, P = .03). CONCLUSION Preeclampsia is associated with high cardiac output, but if preeclampsia presents with fetal growth restriction, the opposite is true; both conditions are nevertheless defined by hypertension. Fetal growth restriction without preeclampsia is associated with high peripheral vascular resistance. Although early and late gestation preeclampsias are considered to be different diseases, we show that the hemodynamic characteristics of preeclampsia were unrelated to gestational age at onset but were strongly associated with the presence or absence of fetal growth restriction. Fetal growth restriction more commonly coexists with preeclampsia at early gestation, thus explaining the conflicting results of previous studies. Furthermore, antihypertensive agents act by reducing cardiac output or peripheral vascular resistance and are administered without reference to cardiovascular function in preeclampsia. The underlying pathology (preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction) defines cardiovascular phenotype, providing a rational basis for choice of therapy in which high or low cardiac output or peripheral vascular resistance is the predominant feature.
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Fetal growth restriction (FGR) continues to be a leading cause of preventable stillbirth and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring, and furthermore is strongly associated with the obstetrical complications of iatrogenic preterm birth and pre-eclampsia. The terms small for gestational age (SGA) and FGR have, for too long, been considered equivalent and therefore used interchangeably. However, the delivery of improved clinical outcomes requires that clinicians effectively distinguish fetuses that are pathologically growth-restricted from those that are constitutively small. A greater understanding of the multifactorial pathogenesis of both early- and late-onset FGR, especially the role of underlying placental pathologies, may offer insight into targeted treatment strategies that preserve placental function. The new maternal blood biomarker placenta growth factor offers much potential in this context. This review highlights new approaches to effective screening for FGR based on a comprehensive review of: etiology, diagnosis, antenatal surveillance and management. Recent advances in novel imaging methods provide the basis for stepwise multi-parametric testing that may deliver cost-effective screening within existing antenatal care systems.
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Tiralongo GM, Pisani I, Vasapollo B, Khalil A, Thilaganathan B, Valensise H. Effect of a nitric oxide donor on maternal hemodynamics in fetal growth restriction. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2018; 51:514-518. [PMID: 28295749 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect on maternal cardiovascular parameters of treatment with a nitric oxide (NO) donor and plasma volume expansion in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction (FGR). METHODS Twenty-six pregnant women with a diagnosis of FGR were treated with transdermal patches of a NO donor and plasma volume expansion by co-administration of oral fluids. We compared the treated group to a historical control group of untreated FGR patients. Hemodynamic indices were obtained using the UltraSonic Cardiac Output Monitor system. RESULTS At diagnosis, the two groups were similar in terms of maternal and hemodynamic characteristics. In the treated group, we found a significant increase in maternal cardiac output and stroke volume and a decrease in systemic vascular resistance after 2 weeks of therapy. No significant differences were found 2 weeks after diagnosis in the untreated group. The treated group delivered infants with higher birth-weight centile than did the untreated control group. CONCLUSIONS The combined therapeutic approach of NO donor administration and plasma volume expansion in FGR apparently improves significantly maternal hemodynamic indices. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- G M Tiralongo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, University of London, London, UK
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pre-eclampsia remains a leading worldwide cause of maternal death and of perinatal morbidity. There remains no definitive treatment except delivery of the fetus. RECENT FINDINGS Recent insights into the cardiovascular changes that are evident prior to, during, and persist after pre-eclampsia have improved understanding of the underlying pathophysiology-disruption of normal endothelial function and decreased nitric oxide bioavailability. S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is an endogenous S-nitrosothiol that acts as a NO pool and, by replenishing or preventing the breakdown of GSNO, endothelial dysfunction can be ameliorated. GSNO reductase inhibitors are a novel class of drug that can increase NO bioavailability. GSNO reductase inhibitors have demonstrated improvement of endothelial dysfunction in animal models, and in vivo human studies have shown them to be well tolerated. GSNOR inhibitors offer a potentially promising option for the management of pre-eclampsia.
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- Thomas R Everett
- Department of Fetal Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.
- University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 98, Cambridge, UK
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- Imperial College London, London, UK
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Dall’Asta A, Brunelli V, Prefumo F, Frusca T, Lees CC. Early onset fetal growth restriction. Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol 2017; 3:2. [PMID: 28116113 PMCID: PMC5241928 DOI: 10.1186/s40748-016-0041-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Fetal growth restriction (FGR) diagnosed before 32 weeks is identified by fetal smallness associated with Doppler abnormalities and is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and mortality and maternal complications. Recent studies have provided new insights into pathophysiology, management options and postnatal outcomes of FGR. In this paper we review the available evidence regarding diagnosis, management and prognosis of fetuses diagnosed with FGR before 32 weeks of gestation.
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- Andrea Dall’Asta
- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS United Kingdom
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Ghossein-Doha C, Khalil A, Lees CC. Maternal hemodynamics: a 2017 update. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2017; 49:10-14. [PMID: 28058786 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- C Ghossein-Doha
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC) & Cardiology Department, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum Heerlen, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Mahendru AA, Foo FL, McEniery CM, Everett TR, Wilkinson IB, Lees CC. Change in maternal cardiac output from preconception to mid-pregnancy is associated with birth weight in healthy pregnancies. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2017; 49:78-84. [PMID: 27859800 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Birth weight (BW) is thought to be determined by maternal health and genetic, nutritional and placental factors, the latter being influenced by anatomical development and perfusion. Maternal cardiovascular changes contribute to uteroplacental perfusion; however, they have not yet been investigated in relation to fetal growth or BW. Our aim was to explore the relationship between maternal cardiovascular adaptation, fetal growth and BW in healthy pregnancies. METHODS This was a longitudinal prospective study of women planning to conceive a pregnancy. Maternal cardiac output (CO), cardiac index (CI), pulse-wave velocity, aortic augmentation index, central blood pressure and peripheral vascular resistance were assessed prior to pregnancy and at 6, 23 and 33 weeks' gestation. Fetal growth was assessed using serial ultrasound measurements of biometry. RESULTS In total, 143 women volunteered to participate and were eligible for study inclusion. A total of 101 women conceived within 18 months and there were 64 live births with normal pregnancy outcome. There were positive correlations between BW and the pregnancy-induced changes in CO (ρ = 0.4, P = 0.004), CI (ρ = 0.3, P = 0.02) and peripheral vascular resistance (ρ = 0.3, P = 0.02). There were significant associations between second-to-third-trimester fetal weight gain and the prepregnancy-to-second-trimester increase in CO (Δ, 0.8 ± 1.2 L/min; ρ = 0.3, P = 0.02) and CI (Δ, 0.4 ± 0.6 L/min/m2 ; ρ = 0.3, P = 0.04) and reduction in aortic augmentation index (Δ, -10 ± 9%; ρ = -0.3, P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS In healthy pregnancy, incremental changes in maternal CO in early pregnancy are associated with third-trimester fetal growth and BW. It is plausible that this association is causative as the changes predate third-trimester fetal growth and eventual BW. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- A A Mahendru
- Fetal Medicine Department, Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Fetal Medicine Department, Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Casati D, Stampalija T, Ferrazzi E, Alberti AM, Scebba I, Paganelli A, Di Martino D, Muggiasca ML, Bauer A. Maternal cardiac deceleration capacity: a novel insight into maternal autonomic function in pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders and intrauterine growth restriction. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016; 206:6-11. [PMID: 27612213 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore maternal cardiac deceleration capacity (DC), a marker of autonomic function derived from electrocardiographic (ECG) signals, in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) associated to IUGR (HDP-IUGR) or to appropriate for gestational age fetal growth (HDP-AGAf). METHODS Prospective single center case-control study conducted at Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan. Maternal ECGs were analyzed by Phase Rectified Signal Averaging (PRSA) method to obtain cardiac DC in women with: HDP-IUGR, HDP-AGAf, severe-IUGR, mild-IUGR and uncomplicated pregnancies. IUGR was defined as abdominal circumference <5th centile; severe-IUGR was associated with umbilical artery Doppler pulsatility index >2 standard deviations. Non-parametric tests were adopted. RESULTS 269 women were recruited. Women with HDP-IUGR (n=35) showed significantly higher cardiac DC compared both to controls (n=141) (p=0.003) and women with HDP-AGAf (n=18) (p=0.01). Women with severe-IUGR (n=14) showed significantly higher DC than controls (p=0.01). Women with mild-IUGR (n=61) as well as women with HDP-AGAf showed no differences in DC compared to controls (both p=0.3). CONCLUSIONS Women with pregnancy complicated by severe placental failure, such as HDP-IUGR and severe IUGR, show significant autonomic alterations, as indicated by elevated cardiac DC. On the contrary, pregnancy complications such as HDP-AGAf and mild IUGR show no impact on maternal autonomic balance. We present a new approach to explore maternal autonomic cardiovascular regulation that might reflect the severity of placental vascular insufficiency.
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- D Casati
- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Unit of Ultrasound and Prenatal Diagnosis, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Munich University Clinic, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany
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Bibeau K, Sicotte B, Béland M, Bhat M, Gaboury L, Couture R, St-Louis J, Brochu M. Placental Underperfusion in a Rat Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Induced by a Reduced Plasma Volume Expansion. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0145982. [PMID: 26727492 PMCID: PMC4703198 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Lower maternal plasma volume expansion was found in idiopathic intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) but the link remains to be elucidated. An animal model of IUGR was developed by giving a low-sodium diet to rats over the last week of gestation. This treatment prevents full expansion of maternal circulating volume and the increase in uterine artery diameter, leading to reduced placental weight compared to normal gestation. We aimed to verify whether this is associated with reduced remodeling of uteroplacental circulation and placental hypoxia. Dams were divided into two groups: IUGR group and normal-fed controls. Blood velocity waveforms in the main uterine artery were obtained by Doppler sonography on days 14, 18 and 21 of pregnancy. On day 22 (term = 23 days), rats were sacrificed and placentas and uterine radial arteries were collected. Diameter and myogenic response of uterine arteries supplying placentas were determined while expression of hypoxia-modulated genes (HIF-1α, VEGFA and VEGFR2), apoptotic enzyme (Caspase -3 and -9) and glycogen cells clusters were measured in control and IUGR term-placentas. In the IUGR group, impaired blood velocity in the main uterine artery along with increased resistance index was observed without alteration in umbilical artery blood velocity. Radial uterine artery diameter was reduced while myogenic response was increased. IUGR placentas displayed increased expression of hypoxia markers without change in the caspases and increased glycogen cells in the junctional zone. The present data suggest that reduced placental and fetal growth in our IUGR model may be mediated, in part, through reduced maternal uteroplacental blood flow and increased placental hypoxia.
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- Karine Bibeau
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Sara Zullino
- a Department of Woman , Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biological and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan , Milan , Italy and
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- a Department of Woman , Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biological and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan , Milan , Italy and
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- b Unit of Prenatal Diagnosis, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo , Trieste , Italy
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- a Department of Woman , Mother and Neonate, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Biological and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan , Milan , Italy and
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Defective nitric oxide synthesis and nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatation is widely documented in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several studies demonstrated the beneficial role of nitric oxide agents, especially glyceryl trinitrate and L-arginine in reducing the blood pressure and improving the uteroplacental blood flow velocities. However, there is insufficient evidence on the efficacy and safety of these agents in the prevention of preeclampsia and its complications, as there are very few randomized controlled trials with small number of women. The aim of this review is to summarize and evaluate the role of nitrates in the prevention of preeclampsia based on the available evidence in the literature till date and suggestions for future research. RECENT FINDINGS Supplementation with L-arginine and antioxidant vitamins reduced the incidence of preeclampsia in women at high risk of preeclampsia [P < 0.001, absolute risk reduction 0.17 (confidence interval 0.12-0.21)]. SUMMARY On the basis of the recent evidence, nitric oxide agents may be beneficial in the prevention of preeclampsia. Randomized controlled trials initiated in the first trimester and using long-acting nitrates are needed in high-risk women to validate these findings.
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PRE-ECLAMPSIA: ONE NAME, TWO CONDITIONS – THE CASE FOR EARLY AND LATE DISEASE BEING DIFFERENT. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1017/s0965539513000016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Baron C, Swedlo D, Funk D. Minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring for a parturient with pulmonary hypertension. Int J Obstet Anesth 2013; 22:78-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Revised: 08/12/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Vasapollo B, Novelli GP, Gagliardi G, Tiralongo GM, Pisani I, Manfellotto D, Giannini L, Valensise H. Medical treatment of early-onset mild gestational hypertension reduces total peripheral vascular resistance and influences maternal and fetal complications. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2012; 40:325-331. [PMID: 22259197 DOI: 10.1002/uog.11103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Complications in early-onset mild gestational hypertension (GH) are better predicted by total peripheral vascular resistance (TPVR) > 1350 dyne than by blood pressure. We therefore aimed to assess the possible reduction of severe complications by lowering TPVR with nitric oxide (NO) donors, oral fluids and standard antihypertensive therapy in women with early-onset mild GH. METHODS A group of 400 patients with early-onset (20-27 weeks' gestation) mild GH (systolic and diastolic blood pressure < 170/110 mmHg) and TPVR > 1350 dyne were enrolled in a prospective non-randomized trial with sequential allocation: 100 patients were treated with nifedipine (Group A); 100 with nifedipine and NO donors (Group B); 100 with nifedipine and oral fluids (Group C); and 100 with nifedipine, NO donors and oral fluids (Group D). TPVR was checked 1 month after initiation of therapy, and the number of patients with severe maternal and fetal complications was recorded in each group. The relationship between reduction in TPVR and the frequency of severe complications was assessed. RESULTS Severe complications developed in 51% of patients in Group A, 48% in Group B, 53% in Group C and 35% in Group D, the frequency in Group D being significantly lower than that in the other treatment groups (P < 0.05). A reduction in TPVR of < 15% predicted the occurrence of severe complications with sensitivity 95.2% and specificity 88.3%. In Group D a reduction in TPVR of ≥ 15% was more probable (odds ratio (OR) = 2.03; 95% CI, 1.15-3.60; P < 0.015) and severe complications were less probable (OR = 0.52; 95% CI, 0.29-0.91; P < 0.023). CONCLUSION In women with early-onset mild GH, combined treatment with NO donors, oral fluids and nifedipine optimally reduces TPVR and seems to reduce maternal and fetal complications.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
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Novelli G, Vasapollo B, Gagliardi G, Tiralongo M, Pisani I, Manfellotto D, Giannini L, Valensise H. L27. Management of non severe gestational hypertension through the modulation of total vascular resistance. Pregnancy Hypertens 2011; 1:254. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2011.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Maternal haemodynamic changes during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2011; 24:242-8. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e32834588c5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Van Mieghem T, van Bree R, Van Herck E, Deprest J, Verhaeghe J. Insulin-like growth factor-II regulates maternal hemodynamic adaptation to pregnancy in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 297:R1615-21. [PMID: 19776249 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00463.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The relationship between maternal plasma volume (PV) expansion and fetal growth is well established, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we examined the influence of maternal body weight and fetoplacental mass on gestational PV increment in the rat. Because IGF-I and IGF-II have growth-promoting and vasoactive properties, their relationship to PV expansion and fetoplacental growth was also studied. In normal rats, the gradual expansion of PV (+35% at day 22, i.e., term) was accompanied by a rise in circulating IGF-II (+45%) and a considerable drop in IGF-I (-73%). Increased maternal body weight induced by an obesogenic diet did not influence PV and circulating IGFs compared with rats on the standard diet. Combining the results from both diets, circulating IGF-II was the principal correlate of PV. A second experiment examined the effect of fetoplacental mass reduction by surgically removing half of the gestational sacs at day 16. This procedure reduced maternal PV and circulating IGF-II at term by 14% and 20%, respectively. We then investigated the effect of a constant infusion of IGF-II (1 mgxkg(-1)xday(-1)) from day 16, which raised circulating IGF-II by 38% and found increased PV (+19%) and a larger placental trophospongial area (+29%) at term. Our results indicate that the placenta, the primary source of IGF-II synthesis in pregnancy, drives PV expansion, and that IGF-II is among the regulatory factors of the gestational PV increment. Further studies should clarify whether IGF-II directly affects vascular function and/or indirectly promotes the secretion of placenta-derived vasoactive substances.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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