RETRACTED ARTICLE: Assessment of fetal intraventricular diastolic fluid dynamics using ultrasound vector flow mapping

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Shu, Qinglan, Wang, Yi, Lin, Xinyi, Xie, Shenghua, Wang, Zhengyang, Wang, Sijia, Yin, Lixue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 04.10.2023
• Subjects: Echocardiography; Energy loss; Hemodynamics; Intraventricular pressure gradients; Vector flow mapping; Vortex

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of visualizing and quantifying the normal pattern of vortex formation in the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) of the fetal heart during diastole using vector flow mapping (VFM). Methods A total of 36 healthy...