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Longitudinal changes in fetal head biometry and fetoplacental circulation in fetuses with congenital heart defects.

Polán OrdásRoberto RodríguezBeatriz HerreroLucía DeirosEnery GómezElisa LlurbaJosé Luis BarthaEugenia Antolín
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2022)
Fetuses with congenital heart defects are at risk of smaller head size and Doppler changes. Growth rate of fetal head throughout pregnancy is also affected. These findings are mainly associated with cardiac defects with expected low oxygen supply to the central nervous system.
Keyphrases
  • optic nerve
  • gestational age
  • left ventricular
  • heart failure
  • blood flow