ISSN:
1440-1681
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
1. Venous compliance and plasma volume were measured in thirty-one continuously normotensive women early (11-20 weeks) and late (31-40 weeks) in pregnancy and following delivery.2. Mathematically fitted pressure/volume curves, obtained by venous occlusion plethysmography, were analysed according to two describing functions (i) the peak of the first derivative dv/dp max and (ii) a work index, ∫2510p dv.3. The relationship between venous/volume factors seen after delivery, was disturbed during pregnancy, at which time the work index provided evidence for decreased venous compliance.4. Pregnancy could be regarded as a potentially hypertensive state, brought about by a vascular/volume mismatch.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.1982.tb00813.x
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