Evaluation of Fetal Cardiac functions in the setting of Maternal Diabetes: Application of the Global Spherical Index, Global Strain and Fractional Area Change by the Speckle Tracking Technique

To evaluate ventricular contractility and profile heart deformations in fetuses of hyperglycemic mothers using the Speckle tracking imaging (STI). The fractional area change (FAC), global longitudinal strain (GLS) and global sphericity index (GSI) of the 4-chamber view (4-CV) were computed.

Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - July 6, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yan Song, Hong Yin, Wen Wang, Yu-fen Zou, De-quan Liu, Ge Zhang, Xiao-ping Ji Tags: Full length article Source Type: research