Fetal epicardial fat thickness in fetal growth restriction; effects on fetal heart function and relationship with the severity of disease.
Kadriye YakutDoğa Fatma ÖcalCem Yaşar SanhalFiliz Halici OzturkCengiz ŞanlıŞevki ÇelenPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)
Our study showed that the measurement of EFT may contribute to predicting the diagnosis of FGR. Moreover, lower EFT values can be related to the severity of FGR. Future randomized control studies are needed to understand the effects and pathways of fetal EFT on fetal cardiac function.