Usefulness of myocardial tissue Doppler vs conventional echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac dysfunction in early-onset intrauterine growth restriction
M Comas, F Crispi, R Cruz-Martinez… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cardiac function by tissue Doppler imaging vs conventional
echocardiography in intrauterine growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study in
25 intrauterine growth restriction, and in 50 normally grown fetuses between 24 and 34
weeks. Conventional echocardiography (E/A ratios, outflow tract velocities and myocardial
performance index), and tissue Doppler (myocardial peak velocities, E'/A'ratios and
myocardial performance index') measurements were performed. RESULTS: With …
echocardiography in intrauterine growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study in
25 intrauterine growth restriction, and in 50 normally grown fetuses between 24 and 34
weeks. Conventional echocardiography (E/A ratios, outflow tract velocities and myocardial
performance index), and tissue Doppler (myocardial peak velocities, E'/A'ratios and
myocardial performance index') measurements were performed. RESULTS: With …