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Myocardial deformation analysis in late-onset small-for-gestational-age and growth-restricted fetuses using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a prospective cohort study

  • Oliver Graupner , Christina Ried , Nadia K. Wildner , Javier U. Ortiz , Bettina Kuschel , Bernhard Haller , Renate Oberhoffer , Annette Wacker-Gußmann und Silvia M. Lobmaier EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 17. September 2021
Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Perinatal Medicine Band 50 Heft 3

Abstract

Objectives

An association between fetal growth restriction (FGR) and increased predisposition to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is suggested. The aim of this study was to evaluate subclinical signs of fetal cardiac remodeling in late-onset small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and growth-restricted fetuses using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE).

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study, including 117 late-onset (≥32 weeks) SGA (birthweight≤10th centile) fetuses and 102 gestational age matched controls. A subgroup analysis was performed: FGR was defined based on either BW (<third centile) or the presence of feto-maternal Doppler abnormalities, the remaining cases were called SGA centile 3–10. 2D-STE based myocardial deformation analyses included longitudinal peak systolic strain (LPSS) and strain rate (LSR) of the global left (LV) or right (RV) ventricle and its individual segments.

Results

Global and segmental LPSS and LSR values showed no significant difference between late-onset SGA and control fetuses for both ventricles (p>0.05). Regarding global and segmental LPSS and LSR values of LV/RV, subgroup analysis revealed no significant difference between the FGR (n=81), SGA centile 3–10 (n=36) and control group.

Conclusions

A mild degree of placental dysfunction seems not to influence myocardial deformation properties measured by 2D-STE.

Keywords: fetal cardiac function; fetal echocardiography; fetal growth restriction; small for gestational age; speckle tracking
Corresponding author: Dr. Silvia M. Lobmaier, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany, Phone: +49 89 4140 5417, Fax: +49 89 4140 2447, E-mail:

Funding source: Else Kröner Fresenius Stiftung

Award Identifier / Grant number: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN36008820

  1. Research funding: The study was funded by Else Kröner Fresenius Stiftung.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: The study protocol was approved by the hospital ethics committee (Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of the Technical University of Munich, date of approval: 24/07/2014) and uploaded http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN36008820.

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Supplementary Material

The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2021-0162).

Received: 2021-04-05
Accepted: 2021-08-19
Published Online: 2021-09-17
Published in Print: 2022-03-28

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2021-0162
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
fetal cardiac function; fetal echocardiography; fetal growth restriction; small for gestational age; speckle tracking

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Corner of Academy
  3. Cost of providing cell-free DNA screening for Down syndrome in Finland using different strategies
  4. Adverse perinatal outcomes following the prenatal diagnosis of isolated single umbilical artery in singleton pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  5. Original Articles – Obstetrics
  6. Perinatal outcomes in women with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: comparison with contemporary and matched pre-COVID-19 controls
  7. The postpartum period during the COVID-19 pandemic: investigating Turkish women’s postpartum support and postpartum-specific anxiety
  8. First-line noninvasive management of cytomegalovirus primary infection in pregnancy
  9. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of clinically significant placenta accreta spectrum disorders
  10. Improved management of placenta accreta spectrum disorders: experience from a single institution
  11. A randomized controlled trial of two-doses of vaginal progesterone 400 vs. 200 mg for prevention of preterm labor in twin gestations
  12. The impact of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy on prenatal screening
  13. Original Articles – Fetus
  14. Myocardial deformation analysis in late-onset small-for-gestational-age and growth-restricted fetuses using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a prospective cohort study
  15. HDlive Flow Silhouette with spatiotemporal image correlation for assessment of fetal cardiac structures at 12 to 14 + 6 weeks of gestation
  16. Umbilical artery pulsatility index and half-peak systolic velocity in second- and third-trimester fetuses with trisomy 18 and 13
  17. Original Articles – Neonates
  18. Pulmonary hypertension in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: risk factors, mortality and duration of hospitalisation
  19. Outcomes from birth to 6 months of publicly insured infants born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in the United States
  20. Placental findings are not associated with neurodevelopmental outcome in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy – an 11-year single-center experience
  21. High frequency band limits in spectral analysis of heart rate variability in preterm infants
  22. Bacterial DNA detection in very preterm infants assessed for risk of early onset sepsis
  23. Short Communication
  24. Healthcare workers’ attitudes about vaccination of pregnant women and those wishing to become pregnant
  25. Letter to the Editors
  26. Comment on Abdel Wahab et al.: A randomized controlled trial of two-doses of vaginal progesterone 400 vs. 200 mg for prevention of preterm labor in twin gestations
  27. Re: Comment on Abdel Wahab et al.: A randomized controlled trial of two-doses of vaginal progesterone 400 vs. 200 mg for prevention of preterm labor in twin gestations
  28. SARS-CoV-2 behavior, through the eyes of a perinatologist?
  29. Re: SARS-CoV-2 behavior, through the eyes of a perinatologist?
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