Fetal Cardiac Function
摘要
Assessment of cardiac functionCardiac function in an integral part of the assessment of the fetalFetal circulation. Cardiac dysfunction can be assessed by standard echocardiographic modalities including 2D, M-modeM-mode and DopplerDoppler echocardiographyEchocardiography. Other techniques may enhance quantification of cardiac functionCardiac function, particularly in a research setting, including tissue DopplerTissue doppler, 3D echocardiography3D echocardiography and speckle tracking. Most recently fetalFetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has been applied to the fetalFetal circulation to measure regional blood flowFlow. Accurate measurement of fetalFetal cardiac functionCardiac function can enhance understanding of cardiac dysfunction in the context of structural defects, cardiomyopathiesCardiomyopathy and abnormalities of fetalFetal cardiac loading conditions.