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

• Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 465 - 471
• Main Authors: Pérez‐Cruz, M., Cruz‐Lemini, M., Fernández, M. T., Parra, J. A., Bartrons, J., Gómez‐Roig, M. D., Crispi, F., Gratacós, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Echocardiography - methods; Female; fetal cardiac function; fetal echocardiography; Fetal Growth Retardation - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Growth Retardation - physiopathology; Fetal Heart - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Heart - physiology; Fetal Weight - physiology; Gestational Age; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Small for Gestational Age - growth & development; Infant, Small for Gestational Age - physiology; intrauterine growth restriction; Male; Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging; myocardial performance index; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy Trimester, Third - physiology; Pulsatile Flow - physiology; Severity of Illness Index; small‐for‐gestational age; tissue Doppler; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed - methods; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Umbilical Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Uterine Artery - diagnostic imaging; intrauterine growth restriction; small-for-gestational age; fetal echocardiography; myocardial performance index; fetal cardiac function; tissue Doppler

ABSTRACT 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 a subgroup of fetuses with poor perinatal outcome; however, the association of these criteria with fetal car...