Fetal ventricular strain in uncomplicated and selective growth-restricted monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies and cardiovascular response in pre-twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Christoph WohlmuthA AgarwalB StevensA JohnsonK J MoiseRamesha PapannaR DonepudiC S BellI E AverissHelena M GardinerPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)
Although ventricular strain has been reported previously as a possible predictor of developing TTTS, in this blinded, prospective study, we found no significant intergroup differences in ventricular strain in pre-TTTS compared with age-matched non-TTTS MCDA twin pregnancies. We recommend using DVeT% discordance as a more practical screening tool in MCDA twin pregnancies. This study also provides new information on the changes with gestational age, and the biological and technical variation, of global longitudinal ventricular strain in uncomplicated MCDA twin pregnancies and those with isolated sIUGR. © 2019 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Keyphrases
- gestational age
- preterm birth
- birth weight
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- catheter ablation
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pregnancy outcomes
- clinical trial
- healthcare
- cardiac surgery
- urinary tract infection
- atrial fibrillation
- computed tomography
- acute kidney injury
- cross sectional
- weight loss
- study protocol
- sickle cell disease
- double blind
- placebo controlled