Table 4.
Cardiac function parameters assessed by cine imaging at Scan 2 in sham and MI fetuses
Parameters | Sham (n = 2) | Myocardial Infarction (n = 5) | |
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LV volumetry | LV EDM (g/kg) | 2.48 ± 0.59 | 2.85 ± 0.39 |
LV EDV (ml/kg) | 3.04 ± 0.83 | 3.14 ± 0.33 | |
LV ESV (ml/kg) | 1.27 ± 0.33 | 1.43 ± 0.46 | |
LV SV (ml/kg) | 1.77 ± 0.50 | 1.71 ± 0.34 | |
LV EF (%) | 58.2 ± 0.6 | 54.8 ± 11.9 | |
LV CO (ml/kg/min) | 236 ± 4 | 295 ± 76 | |
RV volumetry | RV EDV (ml/kg) | 2.56 ± 0.24 | 3.23 ± 0.25 |
RV ESV (ml/kg) | 1.11 ± 0.02 | 1.50 ± 0.40 | |
RV SV(ml/kg) | 1.45 ± 0.26 | 1.73 ± 0.37 | |
RV EF (%) | 56.5 ± 4.9 | 53.6 ± 11.3 | |
RV CO (ml/kg/min) | 198 ± 13 | 294 ± 69 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD
LV left ventricular, EDM end diastolic mass, EDV end diastolic volume, ESV end systolic volume, SV stroke volume, EF ejection fraction, CO cardiac output. EDM, EDV, ESV, SV and CO are indexed to fetal weight