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. 2023 Dec 1;10:1285391. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1285391

Table 5.

Restrictive atrial septum in the fetuses with suspected CoA.

No RAS n RAS n p
Fetal cardiac examination
Gestational age (weeks) 35.1 [4.0] 26 38.4 [4.7] 4 0.08
Estimated weight by MR (g) 2,552 [803] 26 3,535 [986] 4 0.2
Fetal growth restriction 3 (12) 26 0 (0) 4 1
Associated cardiac anomalies
L-SVC 2 (8) 26 0 (0) 4 0.7
VSD 6 (23) 26 0 (0) 4 0.6
Mitral valve anomaly 0 (0) 26 1 (25) 4 0.1
Fetal echocardiogram
Retrograde systolic isthmic flow 1 (4) 26 3 (75) 4 0 . 004
Isthmal displacement/DAo diameter 0.00 [0.36] 26 0.47 [1.4] 4 0.09
Fetal CMR
Descending aorta flow
 Total flow (ml/kg/min) 268 [94] 24 200 [71] 4 0 . 048
 Indexed peak flow (ml/kg/s) 11.5 [3.3] 24 12.5 [3.6] 4 0.6
 Indexed minimum flow (ml/kg/s) 1.1 [1.3] 24 −0.3 [2.4] 4 0 . 007
 Quotient minimum flow/total flow 0.2 [0.3] 24 −0.1 [0.7] 4 0 . 006
 Upslope/net flow (ml/s) 0.033 [0.01] 24 0.04 [0.02] 4 0 . 03
 Downslope/net flow (ml/s) −0.016 [0.01] 24 −0.032 [0.02] 4 0 . 036
 Indexed net flow (ml/kg) 1.1 [0.4] 24 0.7 [0.1] 4 0 . 01
 Mean max velocity (cm/s) 65.5 [14.7] 24 84.5 [7.4] 4 0 . 009
 Mean min velocity (cm/s) 7.8 [5.4] 24 5.03 [12.3] 4 0.1
 Mean max–mean min velocity (cm/s) 57.5 [15.5] 24 77.8 [21.5] 4 0 . 01
Umbilical vein flow
 Total flow (ml/kg/min) 159 [76] 18 89 [—] 3 0 . 035
DAo/UV flow 1.7 [0.6] 16 2.3 [—] 3 0 . 03
Postpartum outcome
Gestational age (weeks) 39.3 [1.6] 26 40.3 [0.7] 4 0 . 04
Weight (g) 3,237 [658] 26 3,771 [872] 4 0.08
Small for gestational age 3 (12) 26 0 (0) 4 1
Female sex 14 (54) 26 1 (25) 4 0.6

Data are presented as median [IQR] or n (%).

Bold values indicate significant p-values.