Why the study?
Does speckle tracking echocardiography detect myocardial strain abnormalities in fetuses with congenital heart disease compared to normal fetuses?
Population
28 fetuses with congenital heart disease (median gestation 27 weeks, range 20.9-37.0)
Comparison
Speckle tracking echocardiography to measure… vs Normative data from the same population
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Speckle tracking may detect ventricular strain imbalance in fetal CHD; extends applications but leaves open impact on management or outcomes.
Does speckle tracking echocardiography detect myocardial strain abnormalities in fetuses with congenital heart disease compared to normal fetuses?
Speckle tracking echocardiography can detect altered myocardial strain patterns reflecting changing physiology in fetuses with congenital heart disease.
Germanakis et al. (2012) studied this question.
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