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Pulse wave analysis in normal pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal study.

Asma Khalil1, Eric Jauniaux, Derek Cooper

  • 1The Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, UK. asmakhalil79@googlemail.com

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This study establishes normal ranges for arterial stiffness parameters using pulse wave analysis in healthy pregnancies. Arterial stiffness measures did not change significantly throughout pregnancy overall, but showed trimester-specific fluctuations in a longitudinal subset, with no ethnic differences observed.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Arterial pulse wave analysis (PWA) offers insights into hypertension and vascular disease outside pregnancy.
  • Studies indicate elevated vascular stiffness in pre-eclampsia using PWA.
  • Establishing normal PWA parameters in pregnancy is crucial for understanding vascular changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine normal ranges for pulse wave analysis parameters in healthy pregnancy.
  • To compare these parameters across different ethnic groups.
  • To investigate the longitudinal changes in arterial stiffness during pregnancy.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study at Homerton University Hospital, London (Jan 2006 - Mar 2007).
  • Applanation tonometry used to record radial artery pulse waveforms and derive aortic waveforms.
  • Augmentation pressure (AP) and Augmentation Index at heart rate 75/min (AIx-75) calculated in 541 healthy, normotensive pregnant women.

Main Results:

  • No significant overall changes in AP or AIx-75 were observed as pregnancy progressed.
  • Longitudinally, AP and AIx-75 decreased from the first to second trimester, then increased in the third trimester (P<0.001).
  • No significant differences in AP or AIx-75 were found between Caucasian and Afrocaribbean ethnic groups in any trimester.

Conclusions:

  • This is the largest study of PWA in normal pregnancy, including the first longitudinal and ethnic analyses.
  • The findings provide a normative dataset for PWA parameters in pregnancy.
  • This research lays the groundwork for exploring PWA's role in managing pregnancy-related vascular disorders.