Pre‐eclampsia: The effect of intravenous fluid preload on atrial natriuretic peptide secretion during Caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

Abstract

These findings concur with the theory that atrial stretch is a stimulus for ANP release. An exaggerated release of ANP in response to volume loading may aid in the adaptation of maternal circulation to volume load at elective Caesarean delivery in pre-eclamptic women.