|
Variable
|
Controls
|
Trimester 1
|
Trimester 2
|
Trimester 3
|
Postpartum
|
|---|
| |
-
|
(14.1 ± 1.6)wk
|
(25.5 ± 2.6)wk
|
(37.8 ± 2.4)wk
|
(7.8 ± 2.4)mo
|
|---|
|
LVEDd (mm)
|
44.18 ± 2.50
|
45.28 ± 2.83
|
46.88 ± 3.40
|
48.84 ± 3.26*†
|
46.31 ± 3.14
|
|
LVEDs (mm)
|
28.08 ± 2.84
|
28.24 ± 3.21
|
29.62 ± 2.91
|
30.46 ± 2.81*
|
28.72 ± 2.51
|
|
RWT
|
0.25 ± 0.09
|
0.27 ± 0.07
|
0.28 ± 0.05
|
0.29 ± 0.06*
|
0.26 ± 0.06
|
|
EF (%)
|
67.57 ± 5.12
|
68.00 ± 5.21
|
65.46 ± 4.49†
|
64.98 ± 3.93*†
|
66.89 ± 4.91
|
|
s (cm/min)
|
7.0 ± 1.6
|
7.0 ± 1.2
|
6.8 ± 1.0
|
6.4 ± 1.2
|
6.9 ± 1.7
|
- Data are given as mean ± SD; LVEDd indicates left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVEDs, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; RWT, relative wall thickness; EF, ejection fraction; s, peak myocardial velocity.
- *P < 0.05 vs. Controls; †P < 0.05 vs. Trimester 1; ‡P < 0.05 vs. Trimester 3; §P < 0.05 vs. Postpartum.
