title: PP065. Assessment of total vascular resistance and total body water in normotensive women during the first trimester of pregnancy in order to predict hypertensive complications.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In pregnancy there is an increase in maternal cardiac output (CO) and a reduction in total vascular resistance (TVR). Abnormalities of this adaptive mechanisms lead to numerous disorders of pregnancy. Moreover the mother's body water composition undergoes important modifications in total body water (TBW), extracellular and intracellular body water (EBW, IBW).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Aim of the study is to identify a group of patients at high risk of developing hypertensive complications of pregnancy in frist trimester.
  
  
  METHODS
  To investigate hemodynamic changes and distribution of body water during the frist trimester of pregnancy, we conducted an observational study. We evaluated CO, TVR and Time Flow Corrected (TFc) with the USCOM system, a non invasive method. Patients were, also, subjected to BIA (Body Impedance Assessment).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We enrolled 120 healthy pregnant women. 20 patients, were excluded for bad signal. Absolute values of haemodynamic and body impedance measures are shown in Fig. 1. Patients were divided in two groups:Group A with TVR>1200 dyne and Group B with TVR<1200 dyne. CO values were higher in group B. There wasn't significant differences in TBW, haematocrit, TFc and WBI (water balance index: TBW/Hct) between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results show that at costant values of TBW, Hct and WBI,we can find difference in term of TVR and CO in the first trimester of pregnancy. These parameters may improve the accuracy of screening in clinical practice.
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lo Presti
authors.forename: Roberta Licia
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: Grazia Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tiralongo
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: Gian Paolo
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vasapollo
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreoli
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valensise