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Table 1 Influence of position related to gestational weeks.

From: Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pregnant women: cross-sectional analysis of physiological parameters throughout pregnancy and the impact of the supine position

 

Pre pregnancy (N = 5)

T20 (N = 6)

T32 (N = 8)

 

Supine position

Mean (SD)

Left lateral position

Mean (SD)

p-value

Supine position

Mean (SD)

Left lateral position

Mean (SD)

p-value

Supine position

Mean (SD)

Left lateral position

Mean (SD)

p-value

LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE

HR

78.2

(12.7)

73.0

(12.1)

0.180

80.5

(11.3)

72.3

(5.3)

0.104

80.8

(15.7)

75.2

(10.6)

0.237

EF (%)

56.2

(3.5)

55.9

(4.3)

0.686

53.8

(4.4)

57.8

(4.6)

0.046

51.8

(7.2)

57.7

(8.0)

0.012

EDV (ml)

156.5

(23.3)

153.5

(24.7)

0.686

140.8

(37.1)

157.4

(20.7)

0.115

138.4

(22.1)

166.1

(25.6)

0.012

ESV (ml)

68.6

(12.7)

67.8

(14.1)

0.893

64.6

(17.9)

66.5

(11.8)

0.917

67.1

(16.4)

71.4

(22.3)

0.484

SV (ml)

87.8

(12.9)

85.7

(13.4)

0.223

76.0

(21.1)

90.9

(13.4)

0.028

71.2

(12.2)

94.8

(13.1)

0.012

CO (L/min)

6.8

(0.8)

6.2

(1.2)

0.043

6.5

(1.1)

6.5

(1.6)

0.917

5.6

(0.7)

6.9

(0.9)

0.012

LA vol (ml)

65.5

(13.3)

57.1

(15.8)

0.068

51.8

(12.7)

60.8

(10.3)

0.028

49.0

(20.9)

68.6

(15.7)

0.012

LA lat (mm)

39.7

(2.8)

37.8

(3.3)

0.080

35.0

(3.9)

36.7

(3.7)

0.028

35.4

(2.4)

40.7

(3.7)

0.012

LA si (mm)

45.1

(6.7)

43.7

(3.4)

0.500

40.3

(3.9)

44.9

(3.2)

0.027

39.7

(6.3)

44.7

(8.2)

0.025

RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE

EF (%)

51.5

(5.5)

46.4

(4.0)

0.225

50.5

(3.4)

52.9

(4.7)

0.249

53.2

(6.8)

54.6

(6.6)

0.575

EDV (ml)

161.0

(24.8)

168.6

(29.2)

0.043

132.0

(34.6)

156.1

(22.3)

0.028

138.8

(37.3)

155.9

(22.6)

0.161

ESV (ml)

78.7

(18.8)

90.5

(17.6)

0.080

65.1

(16.5)

73.1

(8.9)

0.463

65.7

(22.6)

71.8

(18.7)

0.484

SV (ml)

82.3

(10.7)

78.1

(14.1)

0.345

66.9

(19.3)

84.1

(16.9)

0.028

73.1

(17.2)

84.1

(7.9)

0.050

CO (L/min)

6.4

(1.0)

5.6

(1.1)

0.138

5.3

(1.5)

5.9

(1.8)

0.075

5.6

(0.6)

6.3

(0.7)

0.025

RA lat (mm)

34.4

(5.0)

33.5

(5.2)

0.345

32.4

(4.0)

33.2

(5.2)

0.500

33.9

(6.2)

36.2

(7.1)

0.484

RA si (mm)

47.5

(2.8)

45.9

(4.4)

0.345

40.4

(4.4)

45.1

(5.6)

0.042

44.5

(6.0)

45.2

(7.8)

0.889

  1. T20: 20th gestational week; T32: 32nd gestational week.
  2. EF (ejection fraction), EDV (end-diastolic volume), ESV (end-systolic volume), SV (stroke volume), CO (cardiac output), LAvol (left atrium volume), LAlat (left atrium lateral diameter), LAsi (left atrium supero-inferior diameter), RAlat (right atrium lateral diameter), RAsi (right atrium supero-inferior diameter)