Preliminary study of the effects of furosemide on blood pressure during late-onset pre-eclampsia in patients with high cardiac output.

Objective: To examine the effect of furosemide on hypertension and edema in patients with pre-eclampsia experiencing high cardiac output.

Methods: The present cohort study enrolled patients with pre-eclampsia who were admitted to the pregnancy pathology unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pécs, Hungary, between January 1 and December 31, 2015. Eligible patients had singleton pregnancies with no fetal anomalies, high blood volume, visible edema, and a hematocrit concentration below 37 L/L.

Effects of maternal central hemodynamics on fetal heart rate patterns.

Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of maternal central hemodynamics on fetal heart rate patterns near term, with special regard to the maternal body position.

Methods: Brief non-stress test and bioimpedance cardiography were carried out in the supine position, then repeated in a full left lateral decubitus position of mothers with singular, 36-39 week-old normal pregnancies in 106 cases. Computer-aided data were processed by SPSS statistic program.