Doppler Measurements in Fetoplacental Vessels after Maternal Betamethasone Administration
| Autor: | C Kähler, A Möller, Ekkehard Schleussner, H.-J. Seewald |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
congenital
hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities Embryology medicine.medical_specialty Placenta Hemodynamics Betamethasone Inferior vena cava Fetus Fetal Organ Maturity Pregnancy medicine.artery Ductus arteriosus Internal medicine medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging cardiovascular diseases Glucocorticoids Lung Maternal-Fetal Exchange business.industry Pregnancy Outcome Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasonography Doppler Umbilical artery Arteries Ductus Arteriosus General Medicine Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.vein Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Middle cerebral artery cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Vascular Resistance business Blood Flow Velocity Ductus venosus medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 19:52-57 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9964 1015-3837 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000074261 |
| Popis: | Objective: To observe the influence of maternal betamethasone administration for fetal lung maturation on the arterial, venous and intracardiac blood flow of the fetus and the uterine arteries. Methods: Twenty-seven women with singleton pregnancies were examined before the first, and 30 min and 8, 24, 48 and 72 h after the second of two single doses of 8 mg of betamethasone. We recorded blood flow velocity waveforms of the umbilical artery (UA), the middle cerebral artery, the uterine arteries, the ductus venosus, the inferior vena cava and the right hepatic vein, the pulmonary trunk, the ductus arteriosus and the right and left intraventricular inflow of the heart. Results: The resistance index of the UA showed a significant transient decrease 30 min (p = 0.024) after the second betamethasone dose. The peak systolic velocity of the ductus arteriosus increased significantly 30 min after the 2nd dose (p = 0.009) and then returned to non-significant values. No significant change was observed in any of the other vessels. Conclusion: Betamethasone causes short-term changes in fetal blood flow. However, this effect seems to be mild and reversible and does not appear to contraindicate the use of corticosteroids to promote fetal lung maturation. |
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