To investigate the correlation between normal fetal biventricular myocardial function and gestational age using velocity vector imaging

© 2023 Hou, Duan, An, You, Bi, Zhou, Wan and Qu..

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the left and right ventricular segmental and global myocardial function of normal fetuses using velocity vector imaging and explore the correlation between global myocardial function parameters and gestational age.

Methods: A total of 127 normal fetuses were selected and divided into five groups according to gestational age for the measurement of their left and right ventricular segmental and global velocity, strain, and strain rate. This study also explored the change trend in the global myocardial function parameters at different gestational ages and analyzed its correlation with gestational age.

Results: The peak velocities of the biventricular segments of the normal fetuses showed a decreasing trend from the basal to the middle to the apex segment, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). However, the strain and peak strain rate between adjacent segments showed no significant differences (P > 0.05). The peak global velocity of both ventricles increased with the gestational age, and it was moderately correlated with gestational age; however, the correlation of strain and peak strain rate with gestational age was not statistically significant (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: In normal fetuses, the peak myocardial velocity of the biventricular segments showed a decreasing trend from the basal to the apical segment. The global peak myocardial velocity was linearly correlated with gestational age; however, the global strain and peak strain rate did not change as gestational age increased, indicating that the myocardial deformability of the fetus' ventricles was constant in the middle and late trimesters.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine - 10(2023) vom: 01., Seite 920965

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hou, Min [VerfasserIn]
Duan, Xiao-Jing [VerfasserIn]
An, Yan [VerfasserIn]
You, Ji-Peng [VerfasserIn]
Bi, Liang-Liang [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xuan [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biventricular strain
Journal Article
Myocardial deformability
Normal fetus
Strain rate
Ultrasonic velocity vector imaging

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 11.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fcvm.2023.920965

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355389495