Cardiac output in anencephalic fetuses.
The cardiac output was measured by means of Doppler echocardiography in four anencephalic fetuses during the late second or third trimester of pregnancy. Anencephalic fetuses showed a higher dominance of right ventricular output when compared to healthy fetuses, suggesting that the relationship between brain mass and body weight affects the distribution of cardiac output.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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D000757:Anencephaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001835:Body Weight; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D016278:Ventricular Function, Right