| Techniques for assessing cardiac output and fetal cardiac function. | |
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PMID: 21051302 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Fetal echocardiography was initially used to diagnose structural heart disease, but recent interest has focused on functional assessment. Effects of extracardiac conditions on the cardiac function such as volume overload (in the recipient in twin-twin transfusion syndrome), a hyperdynamic circulation (arterio-venous malformation), cardiac compression (diaphragmatic hernia, lung tumours) and increased placental resistance (intrauterine growth restriction and placental insufficiency) can be studied by ultrasound and may guide decisions for intervention or delivery. A variety of functional tests can be used, but there is no single clinical standard. For some specific conditions, however, certain tests have shown diagnostic value. |
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Boris Tutschek; Klaus G Schmidt |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-03 |
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Title: Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine Volume: 16 ISSN: 1878-0946 ISO Abbreviation: Semin Fetal Neonatal Med Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-12-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101240003 Medline TA: Semin Fetal Neonatal Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 13-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Obstetrics, Bern University Hospital, Effingerstrasse 102, 3010 Bern, Switzerland. tutschek@uni-duesseldorf.de |
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