We recently invited Prof. Basky Thiliganathan and Dr. Olga Patey to share their thoughts and insights into how fetal cardiac function can and could be used to improve the fetal outcomes using present and future technologies.
Normal 4-chamber view
M-Mode
SlowflowHD
Tissue Doppler (TD)
Aortic outflow tract
CW Doppler
Split screen view
Multiplanar and rendered image out of an eSTIC Volume
Thoraco-abdominal vessels, HDlive™ Flow and Silhouette Mode
Easily and comprehensively evaluate the size, shape and contractility of the fetal heart from the 4-chamber view using measurements based on 2D imaging and speckle tracking. fetalHQ contains an in-depth report page including z-scores and percentiles for each cardiac measurement.
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The fetal heart can compensate for deficiencies by growing in size and/or becoming hypertrophic.
The fetal heart can also become more rounded (globular) with cardiac dysfunction as it compensates for lack of oxygen (also valvular disease)
The fetal heart can also compensate by pumping harder to distribute more oxygen to the body, causing contractility changes. Conservsely, it can pump less due to fluid overload or restriction.
A guide to understanding normal fetal cardiac anatomy and standard sonographic views
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