Modified myocardial performance index is not affected in fetuses with an isolated echogenic focus in the left ventricle


Yozgat Y., Kilic A., Ozdemir R., Karadeniz C., Kucuk M., Karaarslan U., ...More

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.28, no.3, pp.333-337, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2014.916679
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.333-337
  • Keywords: Fetal echocardiography, isolated hyperechogenic focus, modified myocardial performance index, CARDIAC-FUNCTION, TEI INDEX, INTRACARDIAC FOCUS, AORTIC ISTHMUS, LOW-RISK, DOPPLER, PRETERM
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We prospectively investigated the efficacy of modified myocardial performance index (mod-MPI) in the assessment of cardiac functions in fetuses with and without an isolated hyperechogenic focus (IHF) in the left ventricle and compared with conventional fetal echocardiography.