Reference ranges for fetal pulmonary venous blood flow parameters and changes in hypoplastic left heard syndroms (HLHS)
RG Gallinat, S Spahn, F Bahlmann · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Objectives Our main objectiv was to analyse changes in fetal pulmonary venous blood flow pattern in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Furthermore, we aimed to establish reference ranges of the pulmonary venous blood flow pattern for the second half of pregnancy in healthy human fetuses. We contrasted these ranges with present normative data and with pulmonary venous Doppler parameters of fetuses with HLHS. Methods A total of 400 women with uncomplicated pregnancies of between 18 and 41 weeks of gestation were examined to provide normative data for the second an third trimester of pregnancy. In…