Why the study?
How does the flow velocity of normal fetal pericardial fluid change with increasing gestational age?
Population
95 fetuses between 18 and 37 weeks of gestation with pericardial fluid within the normal range
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May indicate myocardial maturation; hypothesis-generating for fetal assessment and should not yet change practice.
How does the flow velocity of normal fetal pericardial fluid change with increasing gestational age?
Flow velocity of fetal pericardial fluid increases linearly with gestational age, potentially reflecting maturational changes in myocardial performance.
Aoekkasit et al. (2009) studied this question.
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