Hiroshi Kawamura1, Noboru Inamura2, Yuka Inoue3, Yukiko Kawazu2, Futoshi Kayatani2, Nobuaki Mitsuda4. 1. Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1101, Japan. kawamuu1031@gmail.com. 2. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo, Izumi, Osaka, Japan. 3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo, Izumi, Osaka, Japan. 4. Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo, Izumi, Osaka, 594-1101, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To validate the relationship between retrograde blood flow in the aortic isthmus (AoI-R) by color Doppler in fetal echocardiography and postnatal coarctation of the aorta (CoA) diagnosed as isthmus narrowing. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 22 cases of prenatally suspected simple CoA or CoA with small ventricular septum defect based on fetal echocardiography performed by pediatric cardiologists in our hospital. Gestational age at the first detection of AoI-R and the optimal cut-off value for the prediction of postnatal CoA were mainly evaluated according to the postnatal diagnosis of CoA. RESULTS: All 22 cases had AoI-R prenatally, and nine of them (40.9%) had isthmus narrowing and were diagnosed as having CoA immediately after birth. The gestational age at the first detection of AoI-R was significantly lower in cases with postnatal CoA than in those without (average 34.4 weeks; P = 0.034). The cut-off value for the prediction of postnatal CoA was 35.5 weeks of gestation, with a sensitivity and specificity of 77.8 and 69.2%, respectively. CONCLUSION: AoI-R determined by color Doppler echocardiography can become a useful tool in the screening of fetal CoA, especially at < 35 weeks of gestation.
PURPOSE: To validate the relationship between retrograde blood flow in the aortic isthmus (AoI-R) by color Doppler in fetal echocardiography and postnatal coarctation of the aorta (CoA) diagnosed as isthmus narrowing. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 22 cases of prenatally suspected simple CoA or CoA with small ventricular septum defect based on fetal echocardiography performed by pediatric cardiologists in our hospital. Gestational age at the first detection of AoI-R and the optimal cut-off value for the prediction of postnatal CoA were mainly evaluated according to the postnatal diagnosis of CoA. RESULTS: All 22 cases had AoI-R prenatally, and nine of them (40.9%) had isthmus narrowing and were diagnosed as having CoA immediately after birth. The gestational age at the first detection of AoI-R was significantly lower in cases with postnatal CoA than in those without (average 34.4 weeks; P = 0.034). The cut-off value for the prediction of postnatal CoA was 35.5 weeks of gestation, with a sensitivity and specificity of 77.8 and 69.2%, respectively. CONCLUSION: AoI-R determined by color Doppler echocardiography can become a useful tool in the screening of fetal CoA, especially at < 35 weeks of gestation.
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Keywords:
Coarctation of the aorta; Color Doppler; Fetal echocardiography; Isthmus narrowing; Retrograde blood flow
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