Second trimester cardiac output and its predictive value for preeclampsia

Authors

• Talieh Kazerooni, No. 313 Nouavaran Ave, Farzanegan Street, PO Box 71948-95897, Shiraz, Iran. Tel. +98 (711) 6262680. Fax. +98 (711) 6288427.
• Shahdad Khosropananh, No. 313 Nouavaran Ave, Farzanegan Street, PO Box 71948-95897, Shiraz, Iran. Tel. +98 (711) 6262680. Fax. +98 (711) 6288427.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To predict women at risk of preeclampsia in the second trimester by the assessment of maternal cardiac output (CO). METHODS: Between October 2001 to November 2003, we carried out a cross-sectional, prospective, hospital-base study in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Cardiac output was measured in 102 normotensive women at gestational age 19-25 weeks by Doppler echocardiography. Patients with CO >7.4 L/min were considered high risk group (Group 1) and those with CO

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

1526

Last Page

1529

Recommended Citation

Kazerooni, Talieh and Khosropananh, Shahdad (2006) "Second trimester cardiac output and its predictive value for preeclampsia," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 27: Iss. 10, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3626