Myocardial injury in fetal aortic stenosis: Insights from amniotic fluid analysis.

Kevin G FriedmanLynn A SleeperRaina N FichorovaTaylor WeilnauWayne TworetzkyLouise E Wilkins-Haug

Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2018)

NT-BNP is elevated in fetal AS, suggesting that LV pressure load and increased wall stress lead to maladaptive stretch-related myocardial remodeling. Troponin is normal in mid-gestation fetal AS, suggesting that ischemia is not the primary factor in fetal response to LV pressure load.

Keyphrases

aortic stenosis
left ventricular
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ejection fraction
aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
heart failure
coronary artery disease
stress induced
heat stress