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ReviewReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2023

The Cardiovascular Profile Score in Patients with Non-immune Hydrops Fetalis and Cardiac Anomalies - a Pilot Study.

Anna Dionysopoulou, Etienne Pirih, Doris Macchiella, Anja Fruth, Antje Jahn-Eimermacher, Christoff Kampmann, Eva Mildenberger, Catharina Whybra

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Review in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Nonimmune hydrops fetalis diagnosed at 35 weeks gestation - a case report.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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8 authors.

Anna DionysopoulouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany. annadionys@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4601-6887
Etienne PirihDepartment of Neonatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Doris MacchiellaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Anja FruthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Antje Jahn-EimermacherDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany.
Christoff KampmannDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Eva MildenbergerDepartment of Neonatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Catharina WhybraDepartment of Neonatology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the cardiovascular profile score (CVPS) correlates with fetal outcome in patients with non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) and cardiac anomalies. In this retrospective study, we included fetuses with NIHF and the suspicion of a cardiac anomaly in prenatal ultrasound. The CVPS was calculated using information obtained by fetal echocardiographic examination. Feto-neonatal mortality (FNM) was defined as intrauterine fetal demise or death in the first 6 months of life. We reviewed 98 patients, who were referred to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz with the diagnosis of NIHF between January 2007 and March 2021. By eighteen of them, the suspicion of a cardiac anomaly was raised. After exclusion of six pregnancies (one termination of pregnancy and five because of incomplete data), 12 cases were left for analysis. Mean gestational age at which the CVPS was calculated was 29 + 2 weeks. Two fetuses died in utero. Of the remaining ten hydropic fetuses, three newborns died in the neonatal period, and seven survived after a 6-month surveillance period. Median CVPS of all fetuses was 6 points. Surviving fetuses showed statistically significantly higher CVPS values (median 8 points) than fetuses with FNM (median 5 points, p value = 0.009). Our results point towards a positive association between CVPS and fetal outcome in fetuses with NIHF and cardiac anomalies. The CVPS appears to be a useful marker in the assessment of heart failure in utero.

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Cardiovascular SystemHeart Defects, CongenitalFemaleHumansHydrops FetalisInfantInfant, NewbornPilot ProjectsPregnancyRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, PrenatalCardiac anomaliesCardiovascular profile scoreFetal outcomeNon-immune hydrops fetalis

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PMID36988903
PMCPMC10480243

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