The ductus venosus plays a critical role in circulatory adaptation to hypoxia in fetal growth restriction, but the mechanisms still remain controversial. Increased shunting of blood through the ductus venosus under hypoxic conditions has been shown in animal and human studies. The hemodynamic laws governing the accelerated flow in this vessel suggest that any dilatation at its isthmus, which increases the blood flow shunting to the heart, is associated with a low, absent or reversed a-wave, and a high pulsatility index. Cardiac dysfunction associated with increased atrial pressure as well as reduced ventricular compliance might be predominant mechanisms determining the profile of ductus venosus velocity waveforms in severe fetal growth restriction with signs of hypoxic compromise. Understanding the pathophysiology of the ductus venosus will underpin translation of the hypotheses developed through biostatistics towards explaining with more confidence Doppler changes in the fetal circulation in predicting clinical outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
The controversial role of the Ductus Venosus in hypoxic human fetuses / E. Ferrazzi, C. Lees, G. Acharya. - In: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. - ISSN 0001-6349. - (2019 Feb 11). [Epub ahead of print]
The controversial role of the Ductus Venosus in hypoxic human fetuses
E. Ferrazzi
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2019
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The ductus venosus plays a critical role in circulatory adaptation to hypoxia in fetal growth restriction, but the mechanisms still remain controversial. Increased shunting of blood through the ductus venosus under hypoxic conditions has been shown in animal and human studies. The hemodynamic laws governing the accelerated flow in this vessel suggest that any dilatation at its isthmus, which increases the blood flow shunting to the heart, is associated with a low, absent or reversed a-wave, and a high pulsatility index. Cardiac dysfunction associated with increased atrial pressure as well as reduced ventricular compliance might be predominant mechanisms determining the profile of ductus venosus velocity waveforms in severe fetal growth restriction with signs of hypoxic compromise. Understanding the pathophysiology of the ductus venosus will underpin translation of the hypotheses developed through biostatistics towards explaining with more confidence Doppler changes in the fetal circulation in predicting clinical outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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