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8489461

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate alterations of hemorheologic properties during pregnancy, we measured the hematocrit (Hct) and fibrinogen levels, blood viscosity, and erythrocyte deformability in 10 healthy nonpregnant women and in 10 women with uncomplicated pregnancies. The Hct decreased during pregnancy, while the plasma fibrinogen concentration was elevated. No significant changes in blood viscosity were observed throughout pregnancy. Erythrocyte deformability was significantly decreased in pregnancy when compared to the nonpregnant state, but returned to the nonpregnant level by the 7th postpartum day. These findings suggest that adequate microcirculation is maintained in the uteroplacental unit during gestation by hemodilution, which prevents an elevation of blood viscosity despite the increase in fibrinogen and the decrease of erythrocyte deformability. These changes are thus thought to be among the physiological maternal adaptations to fetal growth and development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0389-2328
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes of hemorheologic properties during normal human pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article