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Do you get decreased or increased cardiac output in preeclampsia?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Decreased.: Preeclampsia is a disorder with decreased intravascular volume (vasoconstriciton and leaky capillaries lead to third-spacing), therefore the cardiac output is accordingly decreased. In rare cases (especially with multifetal pregnancies, large mother/fetus) preeclampsia can cause peripartum cardiomyopathy which can further profoundly decrease the cardiac output.

Answered 7/7/2012

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