Diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MT Donofrio, AJ Moon-Grady, LK Hornberger… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The goal of this statement is to review available literature and to put forth a
scientific statement on the current practice of fetal cardiac medicine, including the diagnosis …

Machine learning in fetal cardiology: what to expect

P Garcia-Canadilla, S Sanchez-Martinez… - Fetal diagnosis and …, 2020 - karger.com
In fetal cardiology, imaging (especially echocardiography) has demonstrated to help in the
diagnosis and monitoring of fetuses with a compromised cardiovascular system potentially …

Twin-twin transfusion syndrome

LL Simpson… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to review the natural history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and
treatment options for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). METHODS: A systematic …

Update on twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

C Bamberg, K Hecher - Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a serious complication that affects 10–15% of
monochorionic multiple pregnancies. Communicating placental vessels on the chorionic …

Machine learning applied in maternal and fetal health: a narrative review focused on pregnancy diseases and complications

D Mennickent, A Rodríguez, MC Opazo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Machine learning (ML) corresponds to a wide variety of methods that use
mathematics, statistics and computational science to learn from multiple variables …

Intrauterine fetoscopic laser surgery versus expectant management in stage 1 twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: an international randomized trial

J Stirnemann, F Slaghekke, N Khalek, N Winer… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Selective fetoscopic laser coagulation of the intertwin anastomotic chorionic
vessels is the first-line treatment for twin-twin transfusion syndrome. However, in stage 1 twin …

Evaluation of conventional Doppler fetal cardiac function parameters: E/A ratios, outflow tracts, and myocardial performance index

E Hernandez-Andrade… - Fetal diagnosis and …, 2012 - karger.com
Structural evaluation of the fetal heart is well established. Functional evaluation using
pulsed-wave Doppler may also be performed. E/A ratios express the relationship between …

Outcome of twin–twin transfusion syndrome according to Quintero stage of disease: systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Di Mascio, A Khalil, A D'Amico… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To report the outcome of pregnancies complicated by twin–twin transfusion
syndrome (TTTS) according to Quintero stage. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL …

Fetal cardiac function: technical considerations and potential research and clinical applications

F Crispi, E Gratacós - Fetal diagnosis and therapy, 2012 - karger.com
Fetal echocardiography was initially used to detect structural anomalies but has more
recently also been proposed to assess fetal cardiac function. This review summarizes …

The making of fetal surgery

JA Deprest, AW Flake, E Gratacos, Y Ville… - Prenatal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Fetal diagnosis prompts the question for fetal therapy in highly selected cases. Some
conditions are suitable for in utero surgical intervention. This paper reviews historically …