Validation of maternal cardiac output trending with impedance cardiography against transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in healthy pregnant women.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- healthy pregnancy10026908
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 43
Inclusion Criteria
Women without history or symptoms of cardiovascular diseases with a normal, uncomplicated singleton pregnancy, aged *18 years with informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- Any known pre-existing cardiac, hypertensive or renal disease
- Any contraindication for exercise
- Multiple pregnancy
- Labouring pregnant women
- Not regularly attending scheduled obstetric appointments
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p> Validation of ICG for the assessment of CO in trending ability (relative *CO)<br /><br>during pregnancy using TTE, using the 4-quadrant plot, and calculating the<br /><br>concordance rate, angular bias and radial limits of agreement<br /><br>- Hypothesis: ICG accurately allows CO trending during pregnancy as compared<br /><br>to TTE. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Assessing agreement between ICG and TTE for individual CO measurements in<br /><br>pregnant women.</p><br>