Characterization of hemodynamic patterns in human fetuses with cyanotic congenital heart disease using MRI

CONCLUSIONS: Fetuses with cyanotic congenital cardiac malformations exhibit profound changes in the distribution of blood flow and oxygen transport which result in changes in cerebral, pulmonary and placental blood flow and oxygenation. These alterations of fetal circulatory physiology may influence their neonatal course and help account for abnormalities of prenatal growth and development that have been described in newborns with cyanotic CHD. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.PMID:34097323 | DOI:10.1002/uog.23707

Source: The Ultrasound Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology - June 7, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: L Sun J F P van Amerom D Marini S Portnoy F-T Lee B S Saini J M Lim J Aguet E Jaeggi J C Kingdom C K Macgowan S P Miller G Huang M Seed Source Type: research