Background Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a condition that affects 5–10% of pregnancies
and is the second most common cause of perinatal mortality. This review presents the most …

Background Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a condition that affects 5–10% of gestations,
and it is the second primary cause of perinatal mortality. In this review the most recent …

Introduction. Cardiac ultrasounds (US) are not always available at the bedside. Cardiac
Troponin I (cTnI), CK-MB and NT-proBNP may be an alternative or complementary to …

Background/Aim. In recent years, the focus of interest of the scientific community is the
application of heart markers as early indicators and prognostic parameters of perinatal …

Previous reports suggest that cord blood biomarkers could serve as a prognostic tool for
conotruncal congenital heart defects (CHD). We aimed to describe the cord blood profile of …

Background Preterm delivery is associated with cardiovascular remodeling and dysfunction
in children and adults. However, it is unknown whether these effects are caused by the …

Objective Most neonatal encephalopathic disorders appear to be caused by perinatal
events. Persistent myocardial ischemia leads to cellular necrosis and release of troponin …

Aims The aim of this study was to compare biomarkers of cardiac dysfunction in cord blood
in women with uncomplicated pregnancies and pregnancies complicated by maternal pre …

Purpose of the study: Heat shock proteins (Hsp) are evolutionary conserved molecules with
a chaperone role in cell survival. We hypothesized that cord blood concentrations of …

Asphyxia could increase infant morbidity and mortality. Ante-and intrapartum
cardiotocography (CTG) examination could lead to a false positive diagnosis of asphyxia …