Fetal-TAPSE for Surveillance of Cardiac Function in Growth-Restricted Fetuses With a Portosystemic Shunt.

Ron Maymon Sharon Perlman Eran HadarYael Mozer GlassbergElchanan BruckheimerMichal SilberYinon Gilboa

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)

In growth-restricted fetuses diagnosed concomitantly with CPSS, f-TAPSE offers a practical sonographic tool for assessment of cardiac function and may serve as an additional clinical marker for follow-up. The appearance of cardiomegaly in growth-restricted fetuses should prompt a dedicated sonographic evaluation of the fetal portal system.

Keyphrases

gestational age
public health
pulmonary artery
coronary artery
optical coherence tomography