Fetal cardiac findings and hemodynamic changes associated with severe lower urinary tract obstruction in utero.
Jennifer CohenS LevasseurL SimpsonR MillerLindsay R FreudPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)
In addition to presenting with cardiomegaly, pericardial effusion and ventricular hypertrophy, fetuses with LUTO demonstrate LV diastolic dysfunction and appear to redistribute cardiac output as compared to control fetuses, which may contribute to the development of left-heart hypoplasia. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.