2D-ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF THE FETAL HEART SIZE IN THE 2ND AND 3RD TRIMESTER OF UNCOMPLICATED PREGNANCY

被引：27

作者：

RESPONDEK, M ^{[1
]}

RESPONDEK, A ^{[1
]}

HUHTA, JC ^{[1
]}

WILCZYNSKI, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CHILDRENS HOSP PHILADELPHIA,HEART STN,PHILADELPHIA,PA

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY | 1992年 / 44卷 / 03期

关键词：

FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SIZE;

D O I：

10.1016/0028-2243(92)90096-H

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

We report simple methods for assessing the fetal heart size by calculating the ratio of the area of the four chambers to the chest area when viewed in the same plane. The average value for this ratio in normal 99 fetal hearts was 0.30 +/- 0.05 and in 16 cases of fetal cardiomegaly it was 0.42 +/- 0.05. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). A second method is presented which involves measurements of the AP diameter of the heart in the longitudinal plane of the fetal trunk divided by the AP diameter of the chest just above the liver. The average value of this ratio in the normal group was 0,49 +/- 0.06. In a group with cardiomegaly, the average value was 0.62 +/- 0.04 and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). These methods to calculate heart size use only screen data, and are a simple tool to evaluate fetal heart cardiomegaly.

引用

页码：185 / 188

页数：4