Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function

Our findings support the concept that the perinatal period is characterised by profound changes in cardiac geometry, myocardial performance, and ventricular function in normal fetuses and fetuses affected by different pathological conditions such as growth restriction (FGR), gestational diabetes mel...

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Main Author: Patey, Olga
Published: St George's, University of London 2017
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-7540752019-02-05T03:35:39ZPerinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular functionPatey, Olga2017Our findings support the concept that the perinatal period is characterised by profound changes in cardiac geometry, myocardial performance, and ventricular function in normal fetuses and fetuses affected by different pathological conditions such as growth restriction (FGR), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and simple transposition of the great arteries (TGA). The observed changes are most likely explained by cardiac geometrical and functional adaptation in response to significant alterations in volume and resistance load at the end of pregnancy and at birth. Our results provide evidence of significant alteration of perinatal cardiac adaptation in FGR, GDM and TGA fetuses compared to normal controls indicative of cardiac remodelling and myocardial dysfunction as a consequence of the adverse intrauterine environment with evidence of persistence of these alterations in the first days of life. We have proposed possible explanations of different compensatory mechanisms of perinatal cardiac adaptation in pathological pregnancies. Interdependency and interrelationships of cardiac geometry, myocardial deformation and ventricular function in fetal and neonatal assessment have been demonstrated, as has a detrimental impact of pathological intrauterine environment on these parameters. For the first time, unique perinatal left ventricular torsional mechanics have been explored in both normal and pathological fetal groups suggestive of their important role as contributing factors in perinatal cardiac adaptation. We have also shown the association of geometric and functional cardiac indices in normal, FGR and GDM fetuses with the low cerebroplacental ratio, as an index of placental underperfusion, suggesting that a proportion of normal and pathological term fetuses might exhibit signs of cardiac compromise under the condition of hypoxemia at term. Improved knowledge of fetal perinatal adaptation in normal and compromised pregnancies could facilitate the development and delivery of better clinical management and treatment strategies to prevent adverse pregnancy outcome and reduce the long­term risk of cardiovascular pathology in later life.618.92St George's, University of Londonhttps://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.754075Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Patey, Olga
Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
description Our findings support the concept that the perinatal period is characterised by profound changes in cardiac geometry, myocardial performance, and ventricular function in normal fetuses and fetuses affected by different pathological conditions such as growth restriction (FGR), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and simple transposition of the great arteries (TGA). The observed changes are most likely explained by cardiac geometrical and functional adaptation in response to significant alterations in volume and resistance load at the end of pregnancy and at birth. Our results provide evidence of significant alteration of perinatal cardiac adaptation in FGR, GDM and TGA fetuses compared to normal controls indicative of cardiac remodelling and myocardial dysfunction as a consequence of the adverse intrauterine environment with evidence of persistence of these alterations in the first days of life. We have proposed possible explanations of different compensatory mechanisms of perinatal cardiac adaptation in pathological pregnancies. Interdependency and interrelationships of cardiac geometry, myocardial deformation and ventricular function in fetal and neonatal assessment have been demonstrated, as has a detrimental impact of pathological intrauterine environment on these parameters. For the first time, unique perinatal left ventricular torsional mechanics have been explored in both normal and pathological fetal groups suggestive of their important role as contributing factors in perinatal cardiac adaptation. We have also shown the association of geometric and functional cardiac indices in normal, FGR and GDM fetuses with the low cerebroplacental ratio, as an index of placental underperfusion, suggesting that a proportion of normal and pathological term fetuses might exhibit signs of cardiac compromise under the condition of hypoxemia at term. Improved knowledge of fetal perinatal adaptation in normal and compromised pregnancies could facilitate the development and delivery of better clinical management and treatment strategies to prevent adverse pregnancy outcome and reduce the long­term risk of cardiovascular pathology in later life.
author Patey, Olga
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title Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
title_short Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
title_full Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
title_fullStr Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
title_full_unstemmed Perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
title_sort perinatal changes in fetal cardiac geometry, myocardial performance and ventricular function
publisher St George's, University of London
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