Prospective longitudinal assessment of the fetal left modified Myocardial Performance Index

TM MacDonald; AJ Robinson; SP Walker; L Hui

Journal article

Prospective longitudinal assessment of the fetal left modified Myocardial Performance Index

TM MacDonald, AJ Robinson, SP Walker, L Hui

Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1391777

Abstract

Introduction: The fetal left modified Myocardial Performance Index (Mod-myocardial performance index (MPI)) is a measure of systolic versus diastolic time intervals obtained from a single cardiac cycle with ultrasound. It is a measure of global ventricular function and has been investigated for potential utility in fetal conditions associated with cardiac dysfunction. Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare values from a precisely replicated fetal left Mod-MPI technique to published reference ranges. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-five nulliparae prospectively underwent fetal left Mod-MPI measurement at 27 +0 –29 +0 and 35 +0 –37 +0 weeks’ gestation. Measurements from pregnan..

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Susan Walker Author

Lisa Hui Author

Teresa MacDonald Author

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Grants

Awarded by Harold Mitchell Foundation

Funding Acknowledgements

National Health and Medical Research Council Grant #1065854 to S. W.; Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, and Harold Mitchell Foundation Travel Fellowship to T. M.; National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career fellowship no. 1105603 to L. H. Funding sources had no involvement in study design, collection, or analysis of data, or in the writing or submission of this manuscript.