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Aortic isthmus and cardiac monitoring of the growth-restricted fetus.
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PMID:  21353093     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Aortic isthmus acts as an arterial watershed between the cerebral and placental circulations, connecting 2 parallel fetal ventricular pumps. It plays a crucial role in the fetal circulatory dynamics. Information about aortic isthmus blood flow may improve the management of sick fetuses. However, perceived technical difficulties limit the clinical use of aortic isthmus Doppler for fetal hemodynamic monitoring. Changes in aortic isthmus blood flow pattern seem to reflect fetal cardiovascular status accurately and predict perinatal and long-term neurodevelopmental outcome in intrauterine growth restriction. This review evaluates the available scientific information and discusses the role of aortic isthmus in fetal circulation.
Authors:
Ganesh Acharya; Ashlie Tronnes; Juha Rasanen
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinics in perinatology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1557-9840     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Perinatol     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7501306     Medline TA:  Clin Perinatol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  113-25     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Sykehusveien 38, N-9038 Tromsø, Norway; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Sykehusveien 38, N-9038 Tromsø, Norway.
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