In the modern world, cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for both men and
women. Epidemiologic studies consistently have suggested an association between low …

Fetal echocardiography was initially used to detect structural anomalies but has more
recently also been proposed to assess fetal cardiac function. This review summarizes …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cardiac function by tissue Doppler imaging vs conventional
echocardiography in intrauterine growth restriction. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study in …

Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate echocardiographic markers of cardiac
dysfunction in small-for-gestational age (SGA) fetuses with normal umbilical artery Doppler …

Objective To compare the ability of two different methods for longitudinal annular motion
measurement, M‐mode and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), to demonstrate cardiac …

Abstract Objective: Tissue Doppler echocardiography is being increasingly used in fetal
medicine as a clinical and research tool. The objective of this study was to review the current …

Objectives To construct gestational age (GA)‐and estimated fetal weight (EFW)‐adjusted
reference ranges for tissue Doppler cardiac function parameters from 24 to 41 weeks' …

Written by leading fetal radiologists and maternal-fetal medicine specialists, with additional
input from cardiologists, geneticists, and Doppler specialists, Fundamental and Advanced …

With the introduction of the electronic 4‐dimensional and spatial‐temporal image
Correlation (e‐STIC), it is now possible to obtain large volume datasets of the fetal heart that …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the cardiac functions of term small for
gestational age (SGA) babies with mild growth retardation by echocardiography during the …