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Gyselaers W. Origins of abnormal placentation: why maternal veins must not be forgotten. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022:S0002-9378(22)02292-X. [PMID: 36539026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.12.014] [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: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The importance of uterine microvascular adaptations during placentation in pregnancy has been well established for decades. Inadequate dilatation of spiral arteries is associated with gestational complications, such as preeclampsia and/or intrauterine growth restriction. More recently, it has become clear that trophoblast cells invade and adapt decidual veins and lymphatic vessels 1 month before spiral arteries become patent and before intervillous space perfusion starts. Normal intervillous space hemodynamics is characterized by high volume flow at low velocity and pressure in the interseptal compartments surrounding the chorionic villi, hereby facilitating efficient maternal-fetal exchange. In case of shallow decidual vein dilatation, intervillous arterial supply exceeds venous drainage. This will cause congestion in the interseptal compartments with subsequently reduced perfusion and increased pressure. An efficient mechanism to counteract venous congestion and safeguard the viability of the conceptus is by reducing arterial inflow via shallow dilatation of the spiral arteries. This review made the case for intervillous space congestion as an unexplored trigger for inadequate spiral artery dilatation during the placentation process, eventually leading to abnormal systemic circulatory dysfunctions. An abnormal maternal venous function can result from an abnormal maternal immune response to paternal antigens with an imbalanced release of vasoactive mediators or can exist before conception. To get the full picture of abnormal placentation, maternal veins must not be forgotten.
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- Wilfried Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium; Faculty Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Physiology, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Heidema WM, van Drongelen J, Spaanderman MEA, Scholten RR. Venous and autonomic function in formerly pre-eclamptic women and controls matched for body mass index. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2019; 53:376-382. [PMID: 29577499 DOI: 10.1002/uog.19060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Prepregnancy reduced plasma volume (PV) increases the risk of subsequent pre-eclamptic pregnancy. Reduced PV is thought to reflect venous reserve capacity, especially when venous vasculature is constricted and sympathetic tone is elevated. As obesity might affect these variables, and is associated with pre-eclampsia, increased body weight may underlie these observations. The aim of this study was to determine whether the relationship between reduced venous reserve and pre-eclampsia is independent of body mass index (BMI). METHODS This was an observational case-control study in which venous reserve capacity in 30 formerly pre-eclamptic, but currently non-pregnant, women divided equally into three groups based on BMI (BMI 19.5-24.9, 25.0-29.9 or ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 ), was compared with that in 30 healthy parous, non-pregnant controls. Cases and controls were matched for BMI, age and parity. Venous reserve capacity was quantified by assessing PV and venous compliance (VeC). The autonomic nervous system regulating venous capacitance was evaluated using heart rate (HR) variability analysis, with the women in a resting supine position and during positive head-up tilt (HUT). RESULTS Compared with controls, formerly pre-eclamptic women had, when in a resting supine position, lower PV (1339 ± 79 vs 1547 ± 139 mL/m2 (P < 0.0001)), lower VeC (0.04 ± 0.02 vs 0.07 ± 0.02 mL/dL/mmHg (P < 0.0001)), higher sympathetic tone (1.9 ± 1.1 vs 1.2 ± 0.7 (P = 0.002)) and lower baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS; 8.7 ± 3.8 vs 19.0 ± 1.7 ms/mmHg (P < 0.0001)). During HUT, women with a history of pre-eclampsia had less modulatory capacity over VeC and BRS, while HR and sympathetic tone remained consistently higher. CONCLUSIONS Women with a history of pre-eclampsia had reduced venous reserve capacity compared with that in BMI-matched controls. This is reflected by lower PV and VeC, with the autonomic balance being shifted towards sympathetic dominance and lower BRS. This suggests that underlying reduced venous reserve, but not BMI, relates to pre-eclampsia. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- W M Heidema
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Gyselaers W, Spaanderman M. Assessment of venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis during pregnancy: 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 2018; 52:174-185. [PMID: 29120514 DOI: 10.1002/uog.18952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Venous hemodynamics and volume homeostasis are important aspects of cardiovascular physiology. However, today their relevance is still very much underappreciated. Their most important role is maintenance and control of venous return and, as such, cardiac output. A high-flow/low-resistance circulation, remaining constant under physiological circumstances, is mandatory for an uncomplicated course of pregnancy. In this article, characteristics of normal and abnormal venous and volume regulating functions are discussed with respect to normal and pathologic outcomes of pregnancy, and current (non-invasive) methods to assess these functions are summarized. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- W Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Department of Physiology, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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de Haas S, Ghossein-Doha C, van Kuijk SMJ, van Drongelen J, Spaanderman MEA. Physiological adaptation of maternal plasma volume during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2017; 49:177-187. [PMID: 28169502 DOI: 10.1002/uog.17360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the physiological pattern of gestational plasma volume adjustments in normal singleton pregnancy and compare this with the pattern in pregnancies complicated by pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia or fetal growth restriction. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of the current literature on plasma volume adjustments during physiological and complicated pregnancies. Literature was retrieved from PubMed (NCBI) and EMBASE (Ovid) databases. Included studies reported both reference plasma volume measurements (non-pregnant, prepregnancy or postpartum) and measurements obtained during predetermined gestational ages. Mean differences bet ween the reference and pregnancy plasma volume measurements were calculated for predefined intervals of gestational age using a random-effects model described by DerSimonian and Laird. RESULTS Thirty studies were included in the meta-analysis with publication dates ranging from 1934 to 2007. Plasma volume increased in the first weeks of pregnancy, with the steepest increase occurring during the second trimester. Plasma volume continued to increase in the third trimester with a pooled maximum increase of 1.13 L (95% CI, 1.07-1.19 L), an increase of 45.6% (95% CI, 43.0-48.1%) in physiological pregnancies compared with the reference value. The plasma volume expansion in gestational hypertensive and growth-restricted pregnancies was 0.80 L (95% CI, 0.59-1.02 L), an increase of 32.3% (95% CI, 23.6-41.1%) in the third trimester, a smaller increase than in physiological pregnancies (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS During physiological pregnancy, plasma volume increases by, on average, more than 1 L as compared with non-pregnant conditions. In pregnancies complicated by pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia or fetal growth restriction, plasma volume increase in the third trimester is 13.3% lower than in normal pregnancy. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Adaptación fisiológica del volumen del plasma materno durante el embarazo: una revisi\xF3n sistemática y metaanálisis RESUMEN OBJETIVO: Describir el patrón fisiológico de los cambios en el volumen del plasma gestacional en embarazos normales con feto único y compararlo con el patrón en los embarazos complicados por hipertensión gestacional, preeclampsia o restricción del crecimiento fetal. MÉTODOS: Se realizó un metaanálisis de la literatura actual sobre los cambios en el volumen de plasma durante embarazos complicados y fisiológicos. La literatura se obtuvo de las bases de datos PubMed (NCBI) y EMBASE (Ovid). Los estudios incluidos mencionaban tanto mediciones de referencia del volumen plasmático (no embarazada, antes del embarazo o después del parto) como mediciones tomadas a edades gestacionales predeterminadas. Se calcularon las medias de las diferencias entre las mediciones de referencia y las del embarazo para el volumen plasmático a intervalos predefinidos de la edad gestacional, utilizando un modelo de efectos aleatorios descrito por DerSimonian y Laird. RESULTADOS En el metaanálisis se incluyeron treinta estudios con fechas de publicación entre 1934 y 2007. El volumen plasmático aumentó en las primeras semanas de embarazo y el mayor incremento se produjo durante el segundo trimestre. El volumen de plasma continuó aumentando en el tercer trimestre con un aumento combinado máximo de 1,13L (IC 95%, 1,7-1,19 L), lo que supone un aumento del 45,6% (IC 95%, 43,0-48,1%) en embarazos fisiológicas en comparación con el valor de referencia. El aumento del volumen plasmático en los embarazos con hipertensión y con crecimiento intrauterino restringido fue de 0,80L (IC 95%, 0,59-1,02 L), lo que supone un aumento del 32,3% (IC 95%, 23,6-41,1%) en el tercer trimestre, y un incremento menor que en los embarazos fisiológicos (P <0,0001). CONCLUSIONES Durante el embarazo fisiológico el volumen de plasma aumenta, en promedio, más de 1L, en comparación con el de las no embarazadas. En los embarazos complicados por hipertensión gestacional, preeclampsia o restricción del crecimiento fetal, el aumento del volumen plasmático en el tercer trimestre es un 13,3% menor que en el embarazo normal. :meta : ,、。 : meta。PubMed(NCBI)EMBASE(Ovid)。(、)。DerSimonianLaird,。 : Meta30,19342007。,。,1.13 L(95% CI,1.07~1.19 L),,45.6%(95% CI,43.0%~48.1%)。0.80 L(95%CI,0.59~1.02 L),32.3%(95% CI,23.6%~41.1%),(P<0.0001)。 : ,,1 L。、,13.3%。.
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- S de Haas
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Severens-Rijvers CAH, Al-Nasiry S, Ghossein-Doha C, Marzano S, Ten Cate H, Winkens B, Spaanderman MAE, Peeters LLH. Circulating Fibronectin and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-2 Levels as Possible Predictors of Recurrent Placental Syndrome: An Exploratory Study. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2016; 82:355-360. [PMID: 27644043 DOI: 10.1159/000449385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Placental syndromes (PS) are characterized by endothelial dysfunction complicating placental dysfunction. Possible markers for endothelial dysfunction and amount of trophoblast are fibronectin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2), respectively. We aimed (1) to determine whether in women with recurrent PS (rPS), this complication is preceded by deviating fibronectin- and PAI-2-levels, and (2) whether this is dependent on pre-pregnant plasma volume (PV). METHODS In 36 former patients, we determined fibronectin- and PAI-2-levels in blood-samples collected preconceptionally and at 12-16 weeks in their next pregnancy. Differences were analyzed between pregnancies with rPS (n = 12) and without rPS (non-rPS, n = 24) using linear mixed models, with subanalyses based on pre-pregnant normal or subnormal PV. RESULTS We observed higher fibronectin-levels at 12-16 weeks (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively) and lower PAI-2-levels at 16 weeks (p < 0.01) in the rPS subgroup, the intergroup differences being larger in women with subnormal PV. CONCLUSION We showed that former PS patients who developed rPS have raised fibronectin- and reduced PAI-2-levels already in early/mid pregnancy. These deviations are even more prominent in women with subnormal pre-pregnant PV, supporting development of a 2-step screening program for former patients to identify the high-risk subgroup of women who may benefit from closer surveillance.
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- Carmen A H Severens-Rijvers
- Department of Pathology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, CAPHRI Research School, The Division 'Vrouw & Baby', Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Courtar DA, Spaanderman MEA, Aardenburg R, Janssen BJA, Peeters LLH. Low Plasma Volume Coincides With Sympathetic Hyperactivity and Reduced Baroreflex Sensitivity In Formerly Preeclamptic Patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 13:48-52. [PMID: 16378912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2005] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is associated with enhanced sympathetic activity as well as subnormal plasma volume. Meanwhile, in over 50% of these complicated pregnancies, the subnormal plasma volume has been found to persist for a prolonged period after pregnancy. The objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that in normotensive formerly-preeclamptic women, persistence of a subnormal plasma volume coincides with enhanced sympathetic activity and with it, an altered autonomic control of blood pressure. METHODS Forty-eight formerly-preeclamptic women participated in this study. After measurement of their plasma volume by iodine 125-albumin indicator dilution, they were subdivided into a group with a normal plasma volume (plasma volume > 48 ml/kg lean body mass) and a group with a subnormal plasma volume (< or = 48 ml/kg lean body mass). We performed spectral analysis on their beat-to-beat blood pressure and heart rate recordings and compared both groups using non-parametric tests. RESULTS Formerly-preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume had a higher sympathetic activity (P = .001) and a lower baroreflex sensitivity (P = .04) than their counterparts with a normal plasma volume. CONCLUSION In normotensive formerly-preeclamptic women, a subnormal plasma volume coincides with a higher sympathetic activity in the blood pressure regulation and lower baroreflex sensitivity. Whether these alterations in the autonomic control mechanisms are a cause or effect of the subnormal plasma volume remains to be elucidated.
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- Dorette A Courtar
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Aardenburg R, Spaanderman ME, van Eijndhoven HW, de Leeuw PW, Peeters LL. Formerly Preeclamptic Women With a Subnormal Plasma Volume Are Unable to Maintain a Rise in Stroke Volume During Moderate Exercise. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 12:599-603. [PMID: 16198607 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In formerly preeclamptic women with a low plasma volume, the recurrence rate of preeclampsia is higher than in women with a normal prepregnant plasma volume. In a recent study, we demonstrated that the low plasma volume subgroup also had a subnormal venous capacitance. In the present study, we determined the impact of subnormal plasma volume on the hemodynamic response to moderate exercise. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed this study in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, in 31 formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume (low-PV) and eight parous controls. The exercise consisted of 60 minutes of cycling in the supine position at 35% of the individualized maximum capacity. Before, during, and after cycling, we measured the percentage change in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. Before and after exercise, we measured the effective renal plasma flow (ERPF, para-amino-hippurate [PAH] clearance), glomerular filtration rate (GFR, inulin clearance), circulating levels of alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha-ANP), and active plasma renin concentration (APRC). RESULTS The response to exercise of formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume differed from that in controls by a lack of rise in stroke volume, a smaller rise in cardiac output and alpha-ANP, and a greater fall in GFR. The responses in heart rate, ERPF, and APRC did not differ between the two groups. CONCLUSION The response to moderate exercise of formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal plasma volume differs from that in healthy parous controls with a normal plasma volume and suggests a lower capacity to raise venous return in conditions of a higher demand for systemic flow. The lower capacity to raise venous return in these conditions is associated with more cardiovascular drift. The physiologic consequence is a lower aerobic endurance performance during moderate exercise.
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- Robert Aardenburg
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Aardenburg R, Spaanderman ME, van Eijndhoven HW, de Leeuw PW, Peeters LL. A Low Plasma Volume in Formerly Preeclamptic Women Predisposes to the Recurrence of Hypertensive Complications in the Next Pregnancy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 13:598-603. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Robert Aardenburg
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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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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Bernstein IM, Hale SA, Badger GJ, McBride CA. Differences in cardiovascular function comparing prior preeclamptics with nulliparous controls. Pregnancy Hypertens 2016; 6:320-326. [PMID: 27939476 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the current study was to evaluate cardiovascular function; including blood pressure, cardiac output, pulse wave velocity and vascular compliance in nonpregnant nulliparous women compared to women with a history of preterm preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN This was a case control study. Blood pressure was measured using the Finapres Pro. Baseline cardiac output was determined by echocardiography. Pulse wave velocity was estimated using simultaneous electrocardiographic tracings and ultrasound determined arterial flow waveforms and calculated as estimated distance divided by the time interval between EKG r-wave peak and ultrasound derived peak popliteal artery flow. During volume challenge, 500mL of lactated Ringers solution was infused through an indwelling antecubital catheter over 10min. Cardiac output and blood pressure during and 15min after the infusion were estimated using the Finapres Pro. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Indices of arterial stiffness and vascular compliance. RESULTS Previous preeclamptics exhibited a significant increase in pulse pressure and cardiac output in response to volume challenge when compared with nulliparous controls. Prior preeclamptics had a strong positive correlation between blood pressure indices (r=0.50-0.68, p⩽0.01) and pulse pressure (r=0.58, P=0.008) with pulse wave velocity that was not evident in control women. CONCLUSIONS In women with prior preterm preeclampsia a relationship between blood pressure, intravascular volume and arterial stiffness, is evident in the nonpregnant state and in the absence of hypertension or overt cardiovascular disease. This supports an overarching hypothesis that nonpregnant physiology is an important contributor to pregnancy adaptations.
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- Ira M Bernstein
- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 89 Beaumont Ave, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, United States.
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 89 Beaumont Ave, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, United States
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- Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, United States
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 89 Beaumont Ave, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, United States
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Xia Y, Khalil RA. Pregnancy-associated adaptations in [Ca2+]i-dependent and Ca2+ sensitization mechanisms of venous contraction: implications in pregnancy-related venous disorders. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 310:H1851-65. [PMID: 27199130 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00876.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pregnancy is associated with significant adaptations in the maternal hemodynamics and arterial circulation, but the changes in the venous mechanisms during pregnancy are less clear. We hypothesized that pregnancy is associated with alterations in venous function, intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i), and Ca(2+)-dependent mechanisms of venous contraction. Circular segments of inferior vena cava (IVC) from virgin and late pregnant (Preg, day 19) Sprague-Dawley rats were suspended between two hooks, labeled with fura-2, and placed in a cuvet inside a spectrofluorometer for simultaneous measurement of contraction and [Ca(2+)]i (fura-2 340/380 ratio). KCl (96 mM), which stimulates Ca(2+) influx, caused less contraction (35.6 ± 6.3 vs. 92.6 ± 19.9 mg/mg tissue) and smaller increases in [Ca(2+)]i (1.67 ± 0.12 vs. 2.19 ± 0.11) in Preg vs. virgin rat IVC. The α-adrenergic receptor agonist phenylephrine (Phe; 10(-5) M) caused less contraction (23.8 ± 3.4 vs. 70.9 ± 12.9 mg/mg tissue) and comparable increases in [Ca(2+)]i (1.76 ± 0.10 vs. 1.89 ± 0.08) in Preg vs. virgin rat IVC. At increasing extracellular Ca(2+) concentrations ([Ca(2+)]e) (0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1, and 2.5 mM), KCl and Phe induced [Ca(2+)]e-contraction and [Ca(2+)]e-[Ca(2+)]i curves that were reduced in Preg vs. virgin IVC, supporting reduced Ca(2+) entry mechanisms. The [Ca(2+)]e-contraction and [Ca(2+)]e-[Ca(2+)]i curves were used to construct the [Ca(2+)]i-contraction relationship. Despite reduced contraction and [Ca(2+)]i in Preg IVC, the Phe-induced [Ca(2+)]i-contraction relationship was greater than that of KCl and was enhanced in Preg vs. virgin IVC, suggesting parallel activation of Ca(2+)-sensitization pathways. The Ca(2+) channel blocker diltiazem, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GF-109203X, and Rho-kinase (ROCK) inhibitor Y27632 inhibited KCl- and Phe-induced contraction and abolished the shift in the Phe [Ca(2+)]i-contraction relationship in Preg IVC, suggesting an interplay between the decrease in Ca(2+) influx and possible compensatory activation of PKC- and ROCK-mediated Ca(2+)-sensitization pathways. The reduced [Ca(2+)]i and [Ca(2+)]i-dependent contraction in Preg rat IVC, despite the parallel rescue activation of Ca(2+)-sensitization pathways, suggests that the observed reduction in [Ca(2+)]i-dependent contraction mechanisms is likely underestimated, and that the veins without the rescue Ca(2+)-sensitization pathways could be even more prone to dilation during pregnancy. These pregnancy-associated reductions in Ca(2+) entry-dependent mechanisms of venous contraction, if occurring in human lower extremity veins and if not adequately compensated by Ca(2+)-sensitization pathways, may play a role in pregnancy-related venous disorders.
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- Yin Xia
- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of General Surgery, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, P. R. China
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- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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Seitz BM, Krieger-Burke T, Fink GD, Watts SW. Serial Measurements of Splanchnic Vein Diameters in Rats Using High-Frequency Ultrasound. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:116. [PMID: 27199758 PMCID: PMC4853411 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate serial ultrasound imaging in rats as a fully non-invasive method to (1) quantify the diameters of splanchnic veins in real time as an indirect surrogate for the capacitance function of those veins, and (2) assess the effects of drugs on venous dimensions. A 21 MHz probe was used on anesthetized male Sprague–Dawley rats to collect images containing the portal vein (PV), superior mesenteric vein (SMV), abdominal inferior vena cava (IVC), and splenic vein (SpV; used as a landmark in timed studies) and the abdominal aorta (AA). Stable landmarks were established that allowed reproducible quantification of cross-sectional diameters within an animal. The average diameters of vessels measured every 5 min over 45 min remained within 0.75 ± 0.15% (PV), 0.2 ± 0.09% (SMV), 0.5 ± 0.12% (IVC), and 0.38 ± 0.06% (AA) of baseline (PV: 2.0 ± 0.12 mm; SMV: 1.7 ± 0.04 mm; IVC: 3.2 ± 0.1 mm; AA: 2.3 ± 0.14 mm). The maximal effects of the vasodilator sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 2 mg/kg, i.v. bolus) on venous diameters were determined 5 min post SNP bolus; the diameters of all noted veins were significantly increased by SNP, while mean arterial pressure (MAP) decreased 29 ± 4 mmHg. By contrast, administration of the venoconstrictor sarafotoxin (S6c; 5 ng/kg, i.v. bolus) significantly decreased PV and SpV, but not IVC, SMV, or AA, diameters 5 min post S6c bolus; MAP increased by 6 ± 2 mmHg. In order to determine if resting splanchnic vein diameters were stable over much longer periods of time, vessel diameters were measured every 2 weeks for 8 weeks. Measurements were found to be highly reproducible within animals over this time period. Finally, to evaluate the utility of vein imaging in a chronic condition, images were acquired from 4-week deoxycorticosterone acetate salt (DOCA-salt) hypertensive and normotensive (SHAM) control rats. All vessel diameters increased from baseline while MAP increased (67 ± 4 mmHg) in DOCA-salt rats compared to SHAM at 4 weeks after pellet implantation. Vessel diameters remained unchanged in SHAM animals. Together, these results support serial ultrasound imaging as a non-invasive, reliable technique able to measure acute and chronic changes in the diameter of splanchnic veins in intact rats.
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- Bridget M Seitz
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, USA
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Ghossein-Doha C, Spaanderman MEA, Al Doulah R, Van Kuijk SM, Peeters LLH. Maternal cardiac adaptation to subsequent pregnancy in formerly pre-eclamptic women according to recurrence of pre-eclampsia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2016; 47:96-103. [PMID: 26395883 DOI: 10.1002/uog.15752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Left-ventricular remodeling in women with pre-eclampsia (PE) is concentric rather than eccentric, and tends to persist postpartum, particularly after early-onset PE. This study was designed to determine whether prepregnancy cardiac geometry and function along with cardiac adaptation to the subsequent pregnancy in former early-onset PE patients differs between those who do and those who do not develop recurrent PE later on in their second pregnancy. METHODS In 51 women with a history of early-onset PE, we performed serial cardiac ultrasound examinations and recorded automated measurements of blood pressure/heart rate before pregnancy and again at three consecutive times in the first half of their subsequent pregnancy. From the hospital records, we retrieved information on pregnancy outcome. We compared intergroup differences in cardiac indices using independent samples t-test, and intergroup differences in prepregnant cardiac ultrasound indices and subsequent pregnancy-induced cardiac adaptive response using repeated-measures ANOVA. RESULTS PE recurred in 14/51 (27%) women. Preconception, the recurrent-PE group differed from the non-recurrent-PE group by having a lower left-ventricular mass (LVM) index (28 vs 32 g/m(2.7) , P < 0.05) and stroke volume (68 vs 77 mL, P < 0.05), and a higher resting heart rate (71 vs 64 bpm, P < 0.05). Despite these prepregnancy differences, the pregnancy-induced pattern of cardiac adaptive response was comparable in the two subgroups. After excluding hypertensive women, prepregnancy values for the LVM index remained significantly lower in the recurrent-PE group. CONCLUSIONS Women with recurrent PE differed from the non-recurrent-PE group by having a lower LVM index and stroke volume, and a higher heart rate, but they responded to their subsequent pregnancy with a similar pattern of cardiac adaptation.
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- C Ghossein-Doha
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Vinayagam D, Leslie K, Khalil A, Thilaganathan B. Preeclampsia - What is to blame? The placenta, maternal cardiovascular system or both? World J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 4:77-85. [DOI: 10.5317/wjog.v4.i4.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific syndrome, complicating 2%-8% of pregnancies. PE is a major cause of maternal mortality throughout the world with 60000 maternal deaths attributed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. PE also results in fetal morbidity due to prematurity and fetal growth restriction. The precise aetiology of PE remains an enigma with multiple theories including a combination of environmental, immunological and genetic factors. The conventional and leading hypotheses for the initial insult in PE is inadequate trophoblast invasion which is thought to result in incomplete remodelling of uterine spiral arteries leading to placental ischaemia, hypoxia and thus oxidative stress. The significant heterogeneity observed in pre-eclampsia cannot be solely explained by the placental model alone. Herein we critically evaluate the clinical (risk factors, placental blood flow and biomarkers) and pathological (genetic, molecular, histological) correlates for PE. Furthermore, we discuss the role played by the (dysfunctional) maternal cardiovascular system in the aetiology of PE. We review the evidence that demonstrates a role for both the placenta and the cardiovascular system in early- and late-onset PE and highlight some of the key differences between these two distinct disease entities.
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- Karen Melchiorre
- From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy (K.M.); and Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery (R.S.) and Fetal-Maternal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B.T.), St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy (K.M.); and Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery (R.S.) and Fetal-Maternal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B.T.), St. George's University of London, London, UK
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- From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy (K.M.); and Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery (R.S.) and Fetal-Maternal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (B.T.), St. George's University of London, London, UK.
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Mesens T, Tomsin K, Oben J, Staelens A, Gyselaers W. Maternal venous hemodynamics assessment for prediction of preeclampsia should be longitudinal. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2014; 28:311-5. [PMID: 24846698 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.916673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To address the question whether maternal venous abnormalities exist at the onset of, or develop during the course of pregnancy. METHODS We present five case reports of patients with early onset preeclampsia (EPE), late onset preeclampsia (LPE), gestational hypertension (GH), essential hypertension (EH) and an uncomplicated pregnancy (UP). Maternal renal and hepatic vein Doppler waves and maternal venous pulse transit times (VPTT) were assessed in early pregnancy and again shortly before delivery. RESULTS In all cases, maternal VPTT were normal in early pregnancy and changed to abnormal values in EPE and LPE, which was not true for UP and GH or EH. CONCLUSION These observations support the view that venous hemodynamic dysfunction of preeclampsia (PE) develops during the course of pregnancy. Therefore, assessment of an individual's venous function for prediction of PE should be serial and longitudinal.
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- Tinne Mesens
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk , Belgium
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Krabbendam I, Spaanderman MEA. Venous adjustments in healthy and hypertensive pregnancy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/17474108.2.5.671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lopes van Balen VA, Spaan JJ, Ghossein C, van Kuijk SMJ, Spaanderman MEA, Peeters LLH. Early pregnancy circulatory adaptation and recurrent hypertensive disease: an explorative study. Reprod Sci 2013; 20:1069-74. [PMID: 23420822 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112473658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive pregnancy disorders are assumed to be preceded by defective spiral artery remodeling. Whether this localized aberration at the implantation site affects the initial maternal systemic cardiovascular and renal adaptation to pregnancy is unclear. We explored in a high-risk population, whether the initial systemic maternal adaptation to pregnancy differs between women who do and do not develop a recurrent hypertensive disorder later on in pregnancy. METHODS We enrolled 61 normotensive women with a previous hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and subdivided them into 2 subgroups, based on whether or not their next pregnancy remained uneventful (n = 33) or became complicated by a recurrent hypertensive disorder (n = 28). We measured before pregnancy and again at 18 ± 2 weeks of gestation cardiac output, blood pressure, plasma volume, creatinine clearance, and calculated total peripheral vascular resistance from cardiac output and blood pressure. RESULT Both subgroups responded to pregnancy with an increase in cardiac output, plasma volume, heart rate, and creatinine clearance, and a decrease in blood pressure and total peripheral vascular resistance. Women who developed a recurrent hypertensive disorder differed from their counterparts with an uneventful next pregnancy by smaller pregnancy-induced increases in creatinine clearance (19% vs. 31%, P = .035) and cardiac output (10% vs. 20%, P = .035), respectively. CONCLUSION The initial systemic cardiovascular and renal adaptations to pregnancy in women who develop a recurrent gestational hypertensive disorder differ from those in their counterparts with an uneventful next pregnancy by smaller rises in creatinine clearance and cardiac output.
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- V A Lopes van Balen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Gyselaers W, Peeters L. Physiological implications of arteriovenous anastomoses and venous hemodynamic dysfunction in early gestational uterine circulation: a review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2013; 26:841-6. [DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.766705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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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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- B Vasapollo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
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Donckers J, Scholten RR, Oyen WJG, Hopman MTE, Lotgering FK, Spaanderman MEA. Unexplained first trimester recurrent pregnancy loss and low venous reserves. Hum Reprod 2012; 27:2613-8. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gyselaers W, Mullens W, Tomsin K, Mesens T, Peeters L. Role of dysfunctional maternal venous hemodynamics in the pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia: a review. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2011; 38:123-129. [PMID: 21611996 DOI: 10.1002/uog.9061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The venous compartment has an important function in regulation and control of cardiac output. Abnormalities of cardiac output have been found in early gestational stages of both early- and late-onset pre-eclampsia. The venous compartment also maintains the balance between circulating and non-circulating blood volumes and regulates the amount of reserve blood stored in the splanchnic venous bed. It is well known that adaptive regulation of maternal blood volume is disturbed in pre-eclampsia. Abnormal venous hemodynamics and venous congestion are responsible for secondary dysfunction of several organs, such as the kidneys in cardiorenal syndrome and the liver in cardiac cirrhosis. Renal and liver dysfunctions are among the most relevant clinical features of pre-eclampsia. Doppler sonography studies have shown that the maternal venous compartment is subject to gestational adaptation, and that blood flow characteristics at the level of renal interlobar and hepatic veins are different in pre-eclampsia compared with uncomplicated pregnancy. In comparison to late-onset pre-eclampsia, in early-onset pre-eclampsia venous Doppler flow abnormalities are more prominent and present up to weeks before clinical symptoms. This paper reviews the growing evidence that dysfunction of maternal venous hemodynamics is part of the pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia and may perhaps be more important than is currently considered. Doppler sonography is a safe and easily performed method with which to study maternal venous hemodynamics. Therefore, exploring the role of maternal venous hemodynamics using Doppler sonography is an exciting new research topic for those who are interested in cardiovascular background mechanisms, as well as prediction and clinical work-up of pre-eclampsia.
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- W Gyselaers
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium.
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Yazbeck C, Thiebaugeorges O, Moreau T, Goua V, Debotte G, Sahuquillo J, Forhan A, Foliguet B, Magnin G, Slama R, Charles MA, Huel G. Maternal blood lead levels and the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension: the EDEN cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2009; 117:1526-30. [PMID: 20019901 PMCID: PMC2790505 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2008] [Accepted: 06/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies revealed associations of environmental lead exposure with risks of hypertension and elevated blood pressure. OBJECTIVE We examined the effect of blood lead levels on blood pressure and the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. METHODS One thousand seventeen pregnant women were enrolled in two French municipalities between 2003 and 2005 for the EDEN (Etude des Déterminants pré et post natals du développement et de la santé de l' Enfant) cohort study. Blood lead concentrations were measured by atomic absorption spectrometry in mothers between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation. RESULTS PIH was diagnosed in 106 subjects (10.9%). Age, parity, weight gain, alcohol, smoking habits, and calcium supplementation were comparable between hypertensive and nonhypertensive women. Lead levels were significantly higher in PIH cases (mean +/- SD, 2.2 +/- 1.4 microg/dL) than in normotensive patients (1.9 +/- 1.2 microg/dL; p = 0.02). Adjustment for potential confounder effects slightly attenuated but did not eliminate the significant association between blood lead levels and the risk of PIH (adjusted odds ratio of PIH = 3.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-9.7). We also observed geographic differences in lead exposure and in the incidence of PIH and found significant correlations between blood lead levels and unadjusted as well as adjusted systolic and diastolic blood pressures after 24 weeks of gestation. CONCLUSIONS These findings confirm the relationship between blood lead levels at mid-pregnancy and blood pressure and suggest that environmental lead exposure may play an etiologic role in PIH.
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Krabbendam I, Maas ML, Thijssen DHJ, Oyen WJG, Lotgering FK, Hopman MTE, Spaanderman MEA. Exercise-induced Changes in Venous Vascular Function in Nonpregnant Formerly Preeclamptic Women. Reprod Sci 2009; 16:414-20. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719109332091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Ineke Krabbendam
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Andrietti S, Kruse AJ, Bekkers SCAM, Sep S, Spaanderman M, Peeters LLH. Cardiac Adaptation to Pregnancy in Women with a History of Preeclampsia and a Subnormal Plasma Volume. Reprod Sci 2008; 15:1059-65. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719108322427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Silvia Andrietti
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht (azM), Maastricht, Netherlands, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht (azM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht (azM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMC Radboud, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht (azM), Maastricht, Netherlands,
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Krabbendam I, Jacobs LCA, Lotgering FK, Spaanderman MEA. Venous response to orthostatic stress. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 295:H1587-93. [PMID: 18708445 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00571.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Head-up tilt (HUT) induces a reduction in preload, which is thought to be restored through sympathetic venoconstriction, reducing unstressed volume (V(u)) and venous compliance (VeC). In this study, we assessed venous inflow and outflow responses and their reproducibility and determined the relation with autonomic function during HUT. Eight healthy non-pregnant women were subjected to 20 degrees head-down tilt to 60 degrees HUT at 20 degrees intervals. At each rotational step, we randomly assessed forearm pressure-volume (P-V) curves (venous occlusion plethysmography) during inflow (VeC(IN)) and outflow [venous emptying rate (VER(OUT))]. VeC(IN) was defined as the ratio of the slope of the volume-time curve and pressure-time curve, with direct intravenous pressure measurement. VER(OUT) was determined using the derivate of a quadratic regression model using cuff pressure. We defined V(u) as the y-intercept of the P-V curve. We calculated, for both methods, the coefficients of reproducibility (CR) and variation (CV). Vascular sympathetic activity was determined by spectral analysis. VeC(IN) decreased at each rotational step compared with the supine position (P<0.05), whereas VER(OUT) increased. CR of VeC(IN) was higher in the supine position than VER(OUT) but lower during HUT. CV varied between 19% and 25% (VeC(IN)) and between 12% and 21% (VER(OUT)). HUT decreased V(u). The change in VeC(IN) and VER(OUT) correlated with the change in vascular sympathetic activity (r= -0.36, P<0.01, and r=0.48, P<0.01). This is the first study in which a reproducible reduction in VeC(IN) and V(u) and a rise in VER(OUT) during HUT are documented. The alterations in venous characteristics relate to changes in vascular sympathetic activity.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Krabbendam I, Janssen BJ, Van Dijk APJ, Jongsma HW, Oyen WJG, Lotgering FK, Spaanderman MEA. The Relation Between Venous Reserve Capacity and Low Plasma Volume. Reprod Sci 2008; 15:604-12. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719108316983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ineke Krabbendam
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University of Nijmegen Medical Centre,
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University of Nijmegen Medical Centre
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University of Nijmegen Medical Centre
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Lommerse T, Aardenburg R, Houben A, Peeters LL. Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in formerly preeclamptic women correlates inversely with body mass index and varies independently of plasma volume. Reprod Sci 2008; 14:765-70. [PMID: 18089594 DOI: 10.1177/1933719107308336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction and a subnormal plasma volume predispose to preeclampsia. The authors determine whether endothelium-dependent vasodilatation is lower in formerly preeclamptic women, explore whether endothelial dysfunction coincides with low plasma volume, and determine if endothelial dysfunction correlates with circulating endothelial stressors. In formerly preeclamptic women and controls, the authors estimated changes in forearm blood flow after arterial occlusion. They measured plasma volume, blood pressure, and circulating variables. To identify factors associated with endothelial function, the authors used Spearman correlation and regression analysis. Endothelial function did not differ between patients and controls and did not correlate with plasma volume; however, it did correlate negatively with body mass index and positively with arterial compliance. Analysis suggested a negative impact of metabolic syndrome on endothelial function. In formerly preeclamptic women, endothelial function is comparable to controls and varies independently of plasma volume. In patients, endothelial function does vary with features of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Tessa Lommerse
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Maastricht, Maatricht, The Netherlands
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Courtar DA, Spaanderman MEA, Janssen BJA, Peeters LLH. Orthostatic stress response during the menstrual cycle is unaltered in formerly preeclamptic women with low plasma volume. Reprod Sci 2007; 14:66-72. [PMID: 17636218 DOI: 10.1177/1933719106298214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plasma volume (PV) varies with the menstrual cycle not only in healthy parous controls (CON) but also in formerly preeclamptic women with a subnormal PV (LPV). It is unknown whether formerly preeclamptic women with LPV are more susceptible to orthostatic stress than healthy controls. In this study, the authors compared autonomic responses to acute (standing from supine position) and gradual (menstrual cycle) orthostatic stress between LPV and CON. In 11 LPV (PV<or= 49 mL/kg lean body mass) and 7 CON, beat-to-beat blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured in supine position and after an orthostatic stress test, during the follicular phase (FP) and luteal phase (LP) of the menstrual cycle. Spectral analysis (fast Fourier transform) was performed on beat-to-beat signals to quantify the magnitude of the spontaneous BP and pulse interval (PI) fluctuations. The absolute powers within the low-frequency (0.04-0.15 Hz) and high-frequency (0.15-0.4 Hz) ranges of BP and PI were used as estimates for sympathetic and parasympathetic activity, respectively. Baroreflex sensitivity was calculated as the transfer function gain from low-frequency systolic BP to PI. Differences between groups, menstrual phase, and response to standing were compared by analysis of variance. Basal BP was comparable in both study groups. However, basal PI and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity were lower in LPV than in CON. The autonomic responses to acute and gradual orthostatic stress were similar in the 2 groups, irrespective of the phase of the menstrual cycle. The cardiovascular response to acute and gradual orthostatic stress in both FP and LP is comparable in LPV and CON.
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- Dorette A Courtar
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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