The cardiovascular system in pregnancy
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Health assessment
Blood pressure and pulse rate
What physiological changes occur in the heart during pregnancy?
Hypertrophy of the heart myometrium and increased diastolic filling
Cardiac output increases due to increased:
Stroke volume and heart rate
What coronary problem do most pregnant women develop?
Ejection Systolic mumur
Does the blood volume stay the same?
No it increases?
