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Umbilical venous pulsation associated with hypercoiled cord in growth-retarded fetuses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9015704     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Venous pulsatile flows were detected by pulsed Doppler flow velocimetry throughout the entire umbilical cord in 2 cases of intrauterine growth retardation. Although the hearts of these fetuses had no anomalies and their inferior vena cava flows had normal flow velocity patterns, their cords were severely coiled. In these cases, the pulsatile flow in the umbilical cord vein was caused not by an increase in the preload of the fetal heart, but only by hypercoiling of the umbilical cord. This phenomenon also suggests that the coiled umbilical cord exerts a pump-like effect known as a 'pulsometer'.
Authors:
Y Nakai; M Imanaka; J Nishio; S Ogita
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Gynecologic and obstetric investigation     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0378-7346     ISO Abbreviation:  Gynecol. Obstet. Invest.     Publication Date:  1997  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-04-17     Completed Date:  1997-04-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7900587     Medline TA:  Gynecol Obstet Invest     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  64-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Flow Velocity
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation / physiopathology,  ultrasonography*
Fetus / blood supply*
Humans
Pregnancy
Pulsatile Flow
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Umbilical Cord / embryology,  pathology*,  ultrasonography
Umbilical Veins / physiology*,  ultrasonography
Vascular Resistance

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