A preliminary study on fetal cardiac morphology and systolic function of normal and anemic pregnant women by fetal heart quantification technology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal anemia is a common nutritional problem during pregnancy. Fetal heart quantification (fetal HQ) technology is used to quantitatively evaluate the size, shape, and contractile function of the fetal heart, which can reflect the development of the fetus in the uterus.

Methods

We used fetal HQ technology to evaluate the basal-apical length (BAL), the transverse width (TW) and the area (A) of the four chamber view at end-diastole in 77 normal fetuses and 40 fetuses of women with anemia. We analyzed the changes of fetal heart size and measured the global sphericity index (GSI), the fraction area change (FAC), and the global longitudinal strain (GLS). The sphericity index (SI) and the fractional shortening (FS) of 24 segments were analyzed to identify any changes

SUBMITTER: Shen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442210 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature