title: Fetal cardiac troponin T as a marker of poor prognosis in nonimmune hydrops fetalis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Severe fetal anemia and cardiac compromise are important causes of nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and fetal recovery also depends on the degree of fetal heart compromise. The aim of this study was to report the fetal cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels in cases of nonimmune fetal hydrops.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fetal cTnT was analyzed on 7 occasions in 5 cases of nonimmune fetal hydrops (twice in 2 cases).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 3 of 4 fetuses in which intrauterine death occurred, fetal cTnT levels were increased. The only fetus that survived in this series showed decreased levels of cTnT before birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fetal cTnT levels may be a marker of fetal prognosis in cases of fetal hydrops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. roseli.nomura@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Roseli Mieko Yamamoto
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Brizot
authors.forename: Adolfo Wenjaw
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Joelma Queiroz
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zugaib
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D017218:Cordocentesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T