Tissue Doppler echocardiographic markers of cardiac dysfunction in small-for-gestational age fetuses

M Comas, F Crispi, R Cruz-Martinez, F Figueras… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate echocardiographic markers of cardiac
dysfunction in small-for-gestational age (SGA) fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler …

Fetal cardiac function in late‐onset intrauterine growth restriction vs small‐for‐gestational age, as defined by estimated fetal weight, cerebroplacental ratio and uterine …

M Pérez‐Cruz, M Cruz‐Lemini… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Among late‐onset small fetuses, a combination of estimated fetal weight (EFW),
cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and mean uterine artery (UtA) pulsatility index (PI) can predict …

Characterization of ventricular myocardial performance in the fetus by tissue Doppler imaging

S Watanabe, I Hashimoto, K Saito, K Watanabe… - Circulation …, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Clinically useful indices of fetal cardiac function have not been fully delineated
for tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). Methods and Results: In the present study, 56 pregnancies …

Abnormal maternal cardiac function precedes the clinical manifestation of fetal growth restriction

B Vasapollo, H Valensise, GP Novelli… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare maternal hemodynamics in women whose fetuses are small‐for‐
gestational age (SGA) with those in women with fetal growth restriction (FGR) before …

Reference charts of gestation-specific tissue Doppler imaging indices of systolic and diastolic functions in the normal fetal heart

LY Chan, WY Fok, JT Wong, CM Yu, TN Leung… - American heart …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Assessment of fetal cardiac function is difficult because of limited
accessibility. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a promising technique in assessing diastolic …

Cardiac changes in the intrauterine growth-restricted fetus

MO Bahtiyar, JA Copel - Seminars in perinatology, 2008 - Elsevier
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which complicates approximately 3% to 10% of all
pregnancies leads to preferential hemodynamic changes in affected fetuses. Advanced …

Assessment of the evolution of normal fetal diastolic function during mid and late gestation by spectral Doppler tissue echocardiography

M Nii, KS Roman, J Kingdom, AN Redington… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To establish gestational age–specific reference values in healthy singleton
fetuses, we prospectively assessed the evolution of diastolic longitudinal wall-motion …

Assessment of myocardial function in neonates using tissue Doppler imaging

RJS Negrine, A Chikermane, JGC Wright… - Archives of Disease in …, 2012 - fn.bmj.com
Objective To measure the left and right ventricular myocardial velocities using tissue
Doppler imaging (TDI) in the first 24 h of life in neonates. Design Left and right ventricular …

Myocardial tissue Doppler assessment of diastolic function in the growth‐restricted fetus

AA Naujorks, P Zielinsky, PA Beltrame… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives Myocardial tissue Doppler (MTD) is a technique for the measurement of
myocardial velocities in systole and diastole. This study evaluates the use of MTD in the …

Perinatal changes in cardiac geometry and function in growth‐restricted fetuses at term

O Patey, JS Carvalho… - Ultrasound in Obstetrics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effect of fetal growth restriction (FGR) at term on fetal and neonatal
cardiac geometry and function. Methods This was a prospective study of 87 pregnant …