Research Article

Maternal Cardiac Function after Normal Delivery, Preeclampsia, and Eclampsia: A Prospective Study

Table 2

Hemodynamic parameters of postpartum women with uneventful pregnancy, mild preeclampsia, and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (M ±SD).

Hemodynamic parametersPeriod after labor

1 day3 days5 days9 days14 days2 months6 months

Systolic blood pressure, mm HgMild PE139,41±3,01124,42±4,24119,24±4,47109,62±2,17108,86± 4,45106,38± 4,38107,33± 4,45
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia158,51±4,21145,83±4,51131,44±3,47123,84±3,11111,86±3,45106,58±3,15108,46±3,43
(n=47+4)

Normal103,31±3,21104,23±4,74103,94±4,51102,42±3,67102,46± 4,45103,34± 4,45103,71± 4,11
(n=55)

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHgMild PE93,06± 2,1387,96± 2,3382,36± 3,0779,6± 2,3875,88± 3,4373,81± 3,2374,31± 3,14
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia106,56± 2,13100,26± 3,3592,16± 2,5792,81±2,6879,84±3,8572,81±3,5373,66±3,61
(n=47+4)

Normal69,24± 2,4372,36± 3,1271,16± 2,0771,7±2,8170,24± 4,0969,41± 3,2168,82± 3,28
(n=55)

MBP, mmHgMild PE108,31± 3,12100,88±3,7194,62± 2,0989,71± 2,0486,85± 3,0484,64± 3,0384,92± 3,13
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia123,81± 3,82115,48± 3,21105,28± 3,09103,14±4,0489,88±3,0483,40±4,0384,81±3,58
(n=47+4)

Normal80,59± 3,1482,98± 4,6782,09± 3,1681,94± 4,7880,98± 3,0180,72± 3,9380,12± 3,14
(n=55)

HR, beats / minMild PE89,57± 2,3187,52± 2,1184,16± 2,1478,27± 1,1877,32± 1,1977,03± 2,2876,12± 1,88
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia96,56± 2,1191,82± 2,1289,19± 2,1979,17± 2,1974,37±1,1371,12±2,1872,32±3,11
(n=47+4)

Normal78,41± 2,3380,34±2,2676,6±1,5476,4±2,1375,34±1,9275,12± 2,1374,14± 2,03
(n=55)

The end-systolic volume of the left ventricle (ESV), mlMild PE48,32± 2,1449,04± 3,2646,08± 2,2144,12± 2,1141,96± 2,1240,41± 3,4240,18± 3,51
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia51,61± 2,6255,06± 2,0549,26± 2,8147,24± 2,4242,76± 2,1243,62±3,1244,21±3,04
(n=47+4)

Normal42,50± 2,4540,41± 2,2140,81± 2,9238,67± 1,5237,58± 1,3238,80± 2,9239,07± 2,17
(n=55)

The end-diastolic volume of the left ventricle (EDV), mlMild PE101,19± 3,01109,06± 2,21109,32± 2,19109,14±2,85106,14± 2,45105,51± 2,35104,66± 2,48
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia93,26± 2,41102,07± 2,21105,38± 2,08105,36±2,83105,01± 3,15105,52±2,15104,23±2,69
(n=47+4)

Normal112,61± 2,98125,49± 2,01120,18± 2,01109,72± 2,15105,20± 2,01105,63± 3,94104,72± 3,25
(n=55)

Stroke volume (SV), mlMild PE52,57± 2,0160,62± 2,0164,24± 2,6165,02±2,1169,18± 2,0365,18± 2,6166,29± 2,34
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia41,55± 2,6347,04± 2,4556,16± 2,7258,12±2,6160,24±2,0162,16±2,4163,18±2,13
(n=47+4)

Normal70,13± 2,5185,09± 2,2179,32± 2,1971,04± 2,0167,62± 2,2366,83± 2,9265,94± 2,44
(n=55)

Stroke Index (SI), ml / m2Mild PE28,41± 1,6133,86± 1,6436,09± 2,1237,08± 2,0339,43± 2,8237,88± 3,4338,76± 3,12
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia24,51± 1,3128,24± 1,1633,55± 2,1634,02± 2,1435,13±1,4235,01±2,1435,31±1,78
(n=47+4)

Normal38,96± 2,2146,34± 2,0143,51± 1,1640,58± 1,1239,12± 1,2238,24± 3,1338,11± 2,14
(n=55)

Cardiac output (CO), l / minMild PE4,71± 0,225,28± 0,515,40± 0,585,06± 0,185,31± 0,565,02± 0,585,09± 0,44
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia4,06± 0,314,31± 0,415,01± 0,384,60± 0,184,48±0,154,42±0,384,44±0,29
(n=47+4)

Normal5,51± 0,286,87± 0,216,08± 0,225,44± 0,185,01± 0,165,02± 0,315,13± 0,28
(n=55)

Cardiac index (CI), l / min / m2Mild PE2,55± 0,252,98± 0,393,10± 0,312,87± 0,162,99± 0,522,76± 0,552,80± 0,58
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia2,38± 0,212,62± 0,192,96± 0,222,88± 0,192,65± 0,162,52±0,252,51±0,21
(n=47+4)

Normal3,06± 0,213,72± 0,193,57± 0,213,12± 0,242,89± 0,192,78± 0,252,71± 0,29
(n=55)

MVCF, s−1Mild PE1,20± 0,051,24± 0,041,24± 0,051,25± 0,051,26± 0,061,26± 0,061,27± 0,14
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia1,12± 0,031,14± 0,031,16± 0,041,17± 0,031,17±0,031,22±0,081,23±0,11
(n=47+4)

Normal1,21± 0,041,25± 0,041,22± 0,041,22± 0,051,25± 0,031,26± 0,061,26± 0,09
(n=55)

SVR, dyn • s • cm−5Mild PE1840,03±113,321502,08±103,121426,39±102,721422,31±117,081318,82±128,161352,32± 122,421364,24± 124,16
(n=39)

Severe PE/eclampsia2444,31±123,622148,02±118,111850,59±116,821702,31±127,081412,61±131,111412,26± 96,021410,37± 102,04
(n=47+4)

Normal1170,41±92,121035,26±102,141039,0±98,211200,3±103,231310,0±105,131375,2± 119,011384,3± 112,22
(n=55)

- p<0,05– significance of differences compared with the same parameters after normal pregnancy.