Introduction. Maternal age for the first pregnancy is increasing and so, the prevalence of
cardiovascular risk factors in pregnancy is also increasing. Heart disease is the main reason …

Aims Hypertension (HTN) in pregnancy is a major cause of maternal, foetal and neonatal
morbimortality in both developing and developed countries. Arterial stiffness is a predictor of …

Introduction: In developed countries, heart disease is the primary cause of maternal mortality
during pregnancy. Arterial stiffness, an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and a …

Aim A single-centre, prospective longitudinal study to assess changes in maternal arterial
stiffness and cardiac output parameters among low-risk healthy pregnant women …

Normal pregnancy is associated with intense alterations in the maternal cardiovascular
system. The aim of the present study was, to assess the influence of normal pregnancy on …

OBJECTIVES: Pregnancy is accompanied by different physiological adaptations in the
cardiovascular system. However, information on central blood pressures, wave reflection …

Aim: To investigate same day repeated measures and diurnal variation of arterial stiffness,
cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV) and total peripheral resistance (TPR) during the …

Objective: The maternal cardiovascular system undergoes significant adaptation during
pregnancy. We aimed to examine the changes in arterial stiffness parameters during normal …

Background: Arterial stiffness, a composite indicator of vascular health and predictor of
future cardiovascular (CV) disease and events, was assessed in low-risk, uncomplicated …

There is strong evidence supporting the role of maternal arterial dysfunction in pregnancy‐
specific disorders such as pre‐eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. As more work is …