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Does Blood Speckle-Tracking echocardiography identify altered left ventricular vortex characteristics in fetuses with coarctation of the aorta?
Does Blood Speckle-Tracking echocardiography identify altered left ventricular vortex characteristics in fetuses with coarctation of the aorta?
Blood speckle-tracking echocardiography is a feasible tool to quantitatively evaluate altered left ventricular flow patterns and early cardiac remodeling in fetuses with coarctation of the aorta.
Vortex changes detectable by fetal speckle-tracking; hypothesis-generating for early remodeling, prospective studies needed before clinical use.
It is feasible to quantitatively evaluate the left ventricular vortex in fetuses by BST. The fetuses with CoA exhibited greater vortex area and width, and the altered vortex property is associated with geometry of LV. This will facilitate our comprehension of the unique flow patterns and early cardiac remodeling in fetuses with CoA.
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