Cardiac Changes in the Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Fetus
Bahtiyar MO, Copel JA. Cardiac Changes in the Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Fetus. Seminars In Perinatology 2008, 32: 190-193. PMID: 18482620, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionIUGR fetusesHemodynamic changesRight ventricular diastolic fillingProgressive hemodynamic changesVentricular ejection forceVentricular diastolic fillingGrowth-restricted fetusesCardiac function deteriorationFetal cardiac functionFetal heart functionTei indexFunction deteriorationSystolic functionDiastolic functionCardiac changesGestational ageIntrauterine growthCardiac outputDiastolic fillingCardiac functionGrowth restrictionHeart functionNormal fetusesFetuses