| Assessment of left ventricular pre-ejection period in the fetus using simultaneous magnetocardiography and echocardiography. | |
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PMID: 20975278 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Fetal magnetocardiography (fMCG) is a promising new technique for assessing fetal rhythm; however, no prior studies have utilized fMCG to evaluate human fetal electromechanical physiology. Pre-ejection period (PEP) is an important measure of the electromechanical activation of the heart, and is altered by disease states and arrhythmias. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A novel technique was used to assess fetal PEP and its relationship to other fetal systolic time intervals, RR interval, and gestational age (GA). 25 normal human fetuses between 19 and 38 weeks' gestation were studied using simultaneous pulsed Doppler ultrasound and fMCG. Correlations among PEP, ejection time, QRS width and RR interval were assessed using linear regression. RESULTS: Across all subjects, PEP was found to correlate with GA (R = 0.57, p < 0.0001), QRS width (R = 0.35, p = 0.026), and RR interval (R = 0.37, p = 0.018). In individual sessions, PEP negatively correlated beat-to-beat with the preceding RR interval. CONCLUSION: PEP exhibits developmental trends that provide a better understanding of the normal development of the human fetal heart. |
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Authors:
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Nana Aba Mensah-Brown; Ronald T Wakai; Bageshree Cheulkar; Shardha Srinivasan; Janette F Strasburger |
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fetal diagnosis and therapy Volume: 28 ISSN: 1421-9964 ISO Abbreviation: Fetal. Diagn. Ther. Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-26 Completed Date: 2011-02-10 Revised Date: 2012-05-07 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9107463 Medline TA: Fetal Diagn Ther Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 167-74 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
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Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. |
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Echocardiography, Doppler* Female Fetal Heart / physiology, ultrasonography* Gestational Age Heart Rate, Fetal* Heart Ventricles / growth & development, ultrasonography* Humans Magnetocardiography* Pregnancy Stroke Volume* Systole / physiology Ventricular Function* |
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R01 HL063174-08/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL063174-09A1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL063174-10/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01HL63174/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R21HD049022/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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