title: Placental and fetal hemodynamics after labetalol or pindolol in a sheep model of increased placental vascular resistance and maternal hypertension.
abstract: We investigated the effects of labetalol and pindolol on uterine, placental, and fetal hemodynamics following norepinephrine-induced maternal hypertension in a sheep model of increased placental vascular resistance. Also, we examined fetal and placental hemodynamic responses to acute hypoxemia after antihypertensive medication. Norepinephrine increased maternal heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and uterine vascular resistance (R(UtA)), and decreased uterine volume blood flow (Q(UtA)). Both labetalol and pindolol decreased maternal HR, MAP, and R(UtA), but did not restore Q(UtA). Fetal MAP was unaffected while fetal HR and placental volume blood flow (Q(UA)) decreased and placental vascular resistance increased. During hypoxemia, which was induced by decreasing maternal inspiratory oxygen fraction, all these parameters remained unchanged in the labetalol group while fetal HR increased and Q(UA) further decreased in the pindolol group. We conclude that labetalol and pindolol may compromise uterine and placental hemodynamics. Hypoxemic stress provokes divergent hemodynamic responses in fetuses exposed to these differently acting adrenoceptor antagonists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Oulu University Hospital, Finland. tiina.erkinaro@pp.fimnet.fi
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erkinaro
authors.forename: Tomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kavasmaa
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ylikauma
authors.forename: Kaarin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mäkikallio
authors.forename: Mervi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haapsamo
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: Pasi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ohtonen
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alahuhta
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Räsänen
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005311:Fetal Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D005333:Fetus / Q000098:blood supply*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007741:Labetalol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine; D010869:Pindolol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply*; D021041:Placental Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D012756:Sheep; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D010869:Pindolol; D007741:Labetalol; D009638:Norepinephrine