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. 2021 Oct 6;117(4):845–909. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20200266

Table 9. Physiological echocardiographic changes during pregnancy.

1sttrimester 2ndtrimester 2ndtrimester Postpartum
SVR SVR SVR
GLS
HR
LV end-diastolic diameter
LV mass
CO
HR
LV end-diastolic diameter
LV mass
CO
HR
LV end-diastolic diameter
LV mass
CO
HR
LV end-diastolic diameter
LV mass
CO
SVR
GLS

SVR: systemic vascular resistance; HR: heart rate; LV: left ventricle; GLS: global longitudinal strain; CO: cardiac output; ↑ = increases; ↓ = decreases.