Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of the Heart in Pregnancy-a position statement on behalf of the British Society of Echocardiography and the United Kingdom Maternal Cardiology Society.

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Curtis, SL; Belham, M; Bennett, S; James, R; Harkness, A; Gamlin, W; Thilaganathan, B; Giorgione, V; Douglas, H; Carroll, A; et al. Curtis, SL; Belham, M; Bennett, S; James, R; Harkness, A; Gamlin, W; Thilaganathan, B; Giorgione, V; Douglas, H; Carroll, A; Kitt, J; Colebourn, C; Ribeiro, I; Fairbairn, S; Augustine, DX; Robinson, S; Thorne, SA (2023) Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of the Heart in Pregnancy-a position statement on behalf of the British Society of Echocardiography and the United Kingdom Maternal Cardiology Society. Echo Res Pract, 10 (1). p. 7. ISSN 2055-0464 https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-023-00019-8
SGUL Authors: Thilaganathan, Baskaran

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s44156-023-00019-8

Abstract

Pregnancy is a dynamic process associated with profound hormonally mediated haemodynamic changes which result in structural and functional adaptations in the cardiovascular system. An understanding of the myocardial adaptations is important for echocardiographers and clinicians undertaking or interpreting echocardiograms on pregnant and post-partum women. This guideline, on behalf of the British Society of Echocardiography and United Kingdom Maternal Cardiology Society, reviews the expected echocardiographic findings in normal pregnancy and in different cardiac disease states, as well as echocardiographic signs of decompensation. It aims to lay out a structure for echocardiographic scanning and surveillance during and after pregnancy as well as suggesting practical advice on scanning pregnant women.

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Keywords:

Echocardiography, Obstetric, Pregnancy

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Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS)

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Echo Res Pract

ISSN:

2055-0464

Language:

eng

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