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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 278: H1585-H1588, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 5, H1585-H1588, May 2000

Cardiac output increases independently of basal metabolic rate in early human pregnancy

M. E. A. Spaanderman, M. Meertens, M. van Bussel, T. H. A. Ekhart, and L. L. H. Peeters

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, 6201 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands

Early pregnancy is characterized by the institution of a high-flow low-resistance circulation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that these hemodynamic changes develop independently of changes in basal metabolic rate. In 12 healthy women, we determined and calculated once during the follicular phase (day 5 ± 2) and at 6, 8, 10, and 12 wk of pregnancy the following variables: body weight and length, body mass index, fat-free mass (FFM), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), stroke volume, cardiac output (CO), total peripheral vascular resistance (TPVR), resting energy expenditure (REE), FFM REE (REEFFM), and respiratory quotient (RQ). At 6 wk of gestational age, HR and CO had increased, whereas MAP and TPVR had decreased. These changes persisted throughout the study period. Meanwhile, REE, REEFFM, RQ, FFM, and body weight did not change consistently. The changes with pregnancy in hemodynamics did not correlate with those in basal metabolic rate. In early pregnancy, the institution of a high-flow low-resistance circulation develops without a concomitant rise in basal metabolic rate. These findings support the concept that the hemodynamic changes in early pregnancy develop independently of concomitant changes in basal metabolic rate.

energy expenditure; arteriovenous shunts


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