Helen E Collins, Barbara T Alexander, Alison S Care, Margie H Davenport, Sandra T Davidge, Mansoureh Eghbali, Dino A Giussani, Martijn F Hoes, Colleen G Julian, Holly A LaVoie, I Mark Olfert, Susan E Ozanne, Egle Bytautiene Prewit, Junie P Warrington, Lubo Zhang, Styliani Goulopoulou
Maternal mortality rates are at an all-time high across the world and are set to increase in subsequent years. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death during pregnancy and postpartum, especially in the US. Therefore, understanding the physiological changes in the cardiovascular system during normal pregnancy is necessary to understand disease-related pathology. Significant systemic and cardiovascular physiological changes occur during pregnancy that are essential for supporting the maternal-fetal dyad...
May 17, 2024: American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology