Fetal myocardial performance index in assessment and management of small-for-gestational-age fetus: a cohort and nested case-control study.

Amanda HenryJ AlphonseD TynanA W Welsh

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)

MPI did not demonstrate clinical utility in either triage or longitudinal follow-up of an SGA/FGR cohort presenting to fetal medicine services. Given that prior research suggesting its utility originates from single-center cohorts, while multicenter, large cohorts have suggested little utility or no additional utility if routine UA/MCA/DV Doppler is performed, publication bias may have affected previous reports. It seems unlikely that MPI has clinical utility in assessment and management of SGA/FGR fetuses. Copyright © 2017 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

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birth weight
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cross sectional
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randomized controlled trial
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body mass index
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