Noninvasive Methods to Track Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Changes in Pregnancy

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Colleen M Harrington et al. JACC Adv. 2024.

. 2024 Nov 7;3(11):101361.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101361. eCollection 2024 Nov.

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Keywords: applanation tonometry; noninvasive hemodynamic assessment; pregnancy; strain; strain rate.

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The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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