title: [Intrauterine growth retardation--cardiologic diagnosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) of a fetus is one of the most important problem of modern perinatal medicine. It is generally known that low birth weight predisposes to certain disease in later life, including diseases of the cardiovascular system. The aim of this study is to present own results of cardiology diagnostics in fetuses with IUGR.
  
  
  METHODS
  46 echocardiographic examinations of fetuses with IUGR were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the analysed group 21 fetuses (45.4%) presented anomalies of the cardiovascular system: 6 fetuses (13%)-congenital heart diseases; 5 (10.8%)-redundant foramen ovale; 4 (8.6%)-tricuspid regurgitation; 1 fetus (2.2%)-myocarditis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fetuses with IUGR make the group of high risk of cardiovascular abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Kardiologii Dzieciecej Instytutu Pediatrii AM w Łodzi.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niewiadomska-Jarosik
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kowalska-Koprek
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lipecka-Kidawska
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stańczyk
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods