Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++Table Graphic Jump LocationView Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf) Pregnancy Left Ventricle 1st Trimester 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester Postpartum Geometry IVSd (mm) 7.3 ± 1.0 7.4 ± 1.1 7.8 ± 1.2 7.1 ± 0.9 LVEDD (mm) 45–47.8 47–48.9 47–49.6 46–48.8 LVESD (mm) 28–30 29–30.1 30–30.8 28–30.6 PWd 6.3 ± 0.7 6.6 ± 0.7 6.9 ± 1.0 6.1 ± 0.6 RWT 0.26–0.36 0.27–0.37 0.28–0.38 0.25–0.35 LV mass (g) 111–121 121–135 136–151 114–119 LV mass (g/m2) 66 ± 13 70 ± 12 76 ± 16 67 ± 11 Systolic function FS (%) 37–38 76–78 80–85 67–69 SW thickening (%) 47 ± 17 53 ± 16 51 ± 15 54 ± 19 PW thickening (%) 66 ± 16 72 ± 16 74 ± 16 71 ± 14 VCFC (circ/sec) 1.15–0.3 1.18–0.16 1.18–0.12 1.18–0.12 ESS (g/cm2) 59 ± 9 53 ± 11 52 ± 11 66 ± 12 Diastolic function Heart rate 75–76 76–78 80–85 67–69 Mitral E wave (m/sec) 0.85 ± 0.13 0.84 ± 0.16 0.77 ± 0.15 0.77 ± 0.11 Mitral A wave (m/sec) 0.5 ± 0.09 0.5 ± 0.1 0.55 ± 0.1 0.46 ± 0.1 Deceleration time (ms) 176 ± 44 188 ± 40 193 ± 33 201 ± 48 IVRT (ms) 90 ±19 79 ± 18 72 ± 16 69 ± 10 E wave duration (ms) 263 ± 50 276 ± 43 282 ± 37 288 ± 48 E and A wave duration (ms) 454 ± 121 412 ± 79 375 ± 63 523 ± 88 Values are ranges or means ± SD.Circ = circumference; d = diastolic; ESS = end-systolic wall stress; FS = fractional shortening; IVRT = isovolumic relaxation time; IVSd = interventricular septum–diastole; LV = left ventricle; LVEDD = left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVESD = left ventricular end-systolic dimension; PW = posterior wall; RWT = relative wall thickening; SW = septal wall; VCFC = rate-adjusted mean velocity of circumferential fiber thickening.Data from Savu (62A) and Vitarelli (71A). GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. Access My Subscription GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessMedicine 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessMedicine Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $995 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options