Higher parity in healthy pregnant women is independently associated with reduced myocardial strain detected by global longitudinal strain, despite preserved ejection fraction.
Does higher parity associate with subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in healthy pregnant women?
Higher parity is associated with cumulative subclinical reductions in left ventricular myocardial strain in healthy pregnant women, suggesting cumulative hemodynamic effects.
Higher parity is independently associated with reduced myocardial strain detected by GLS despite preserved ejection fraction, demonstrating a continuous relationship with each additional pregnancy. While GLS values remain within physiological ranges for pregnancy, the shift toward lower values suggests cumulative haemodynamic effects that warrant further investigation.
Kümet et al. (2026) studied this question. Higher parity in healthy pregnant women is independently associated with reduced myocardial strain detected by global longitudinal strain, despite preserved ejection fraction.