Physiology of Pregnancy: Schlabritz-Lutsevich Flashcards
What increases in CV during pregnancy?
BV
CO
SV
HR
What does not change in CV during pregnancy?
Veinous pressure
Mean arterial BP:
Although systolic and diastolic both go down
What goes down in CV during pregnancy?
TPR
Osmotic pressure
Hemoglobin
What is the name of the cells in the cytotrophoblast that cause drop from arterial to venous?
Extravillous trophoblast: invade spiral arteries of endometrium to form invasive cell columns
This drop in pressure keeps things from exploding… allows ex
What do decimalized cells look like at 4 weeks?
Large pale cells
What is the timeline of vascular remodeling?
4 weeks, it begins
5 weeks, heart beats for first time
What happens in vessel changes during remodeling?
Small size to large, high resistance to low resistance
0 Unmodified: 0 weeks 4 Vessel priming 8 Trophoblast invasion, loss of EC and VSMC 12 TC plugs dissolve 16 TC infiltration ceases 20 remodeling complete
When is local spiral artery remodeling complete?
20 wks
When is systemic artery remodeling complete?
24-28 weeks
What happens to arteries in pregnancy?
Less resistance, (maybe larger diameters?)
The remodeling of the spiral done when? systemic?
20-spiral
24-28-systemic
What happens to TPR in gestation at 5 weeks?
20-25% deducting by 5 weeks
What is the reduced TVR due to?
Reduced vasomotor tone
Remodelling of resistant size arteries (MMP9/3)
What are changes in vessels due to, broadly?
Angiogenic and antigenic factor balance
What placental growth factor a analogue for?
VEGF: angiogenesis
What percent of maternal blood goes to fetus eventually?
35%
If we have imbalance in angiogenic/antiangiogenic factors, what happens?
Pre-ecclampsia
Remember what anti-angiogenic factors?
Soluble VEGF-Receptor 1
S-Fleet
TPR is decreased due to what?
NO
PGI2 from COX1 and 2
cGMP (decreases Ca+2)
What is emphasized as important to keep vessel relaxed and TPR low?
cGMP
What is cause of relaxation in regard to K channels?
Hyperpolarization
Placental casues and increase in?
ATII??
What is increased compliance?
distensibility (by blood volume)
What does increased compliance do to after load of heart?
Decreased after load
What happens first, increased BV or decreased TPR?
We don’t know… she thinks vascular remodeling
What is an important mechanism to allow fetal growth?
Increased plasma volume, erythrocyte volume
What happens to the HCT in pregnancy?
Decreases
Does erythrogenesis match plasma volume increase?
No, thus HCT is low