Deterioration of myocardial tissue Doppler indices in a case of fetal hydrothorax as a promising indication for clinical intervention before the development of nonimmune hydrops fetalis.
Deterioration of myocardial tissue Doppler indices in a case of fetal hydrothorax as a promising indication for clinical intervention before the development of nonimmune hydrops fetalis.
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胎儿胸水病例中心肌组织多普勒指数的恶化是在发生非免疫性胎儿水肿之前进行临床干预的有希望的指征。
DOI:
10.1007/s00404-012-2375-6
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2012
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S. Iwashima.
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K. Sekii;H. Itoh;T. Ogata;S. Iwashima.
The clinical course of fetal hydrothorax is highly variable between individuals, and its prenatal management varies from waiting and close observation to therapeutic intervention in utero or the termination of pregnancy. To date, the management of fetal hydrothorax has depended on the gestational age, rate of progression, and development of hydrops [1–3], partly because no appropriate indicator for clinical intervention is available before the onset of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF). Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) has been shown to be useful in assessing the cardiac function of fetuses with a normal [4] as well as pathological condition such as hydrops fetalis [5, 6]. So far, few studies have investigated the longitudinal cardiac function in fetal hydrothorax by TDI until hydropic change, and it has yet to be clarified whether serial TDI can provide clinical information concerning the indication for clinical intervention. We serially evaluated the fetal cardiac function with TDI in a case of fetal hydrothorax.