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| Zielinsky,P.; Nicoloso,L.H.; Firpo,C.; Marcantonio,S.; Scheid,M.; Gus,E.I.; Piccoli,A.L.; Satler,F.; Manica,J.L.; Zanettini,J.; Cardoso,R.T.. |
| Alternative methods to assess ventricular diastolic function in the fetus are proposed. Fetal myocardial hypertrophy in maternal diabetes was used as a model of decreased left ventricular compliance (LVC), and fetal respiratory movements as a model of increased LVC. Comparison of three groups of fetuses showed that, in 10 fetuses of diabetic mothers (FDM) with septal hypertrophy (SH), the mean excursion index of the septum primum (EISP) (ratio between the linear excursion of the flap valve and the left atrial diameter) was 0.36 ± 0.09, in 8 FDM without SH it was 0.51 ± 0.09 (P = 0.001), and in the 8 normal control fetuses (NCF) it was 0.49 ± 0.12 (P = 0.003). In another study, 28 fetuses in apnea had a mean EISP of 0.39 ± 0.05 which increased to 0.57 ±... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fetal echocardiography; Fetal diastolic function; Prenatal diagnosis; Septum primum mobility; Fetal pulmonary vein flow. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000100005 |
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