“…Previously published studies have also demonstrated the efficacy of different echocardiographic tools [ 4 , 5 , 8 , 20 , 21 ] in assessing cardiac dysfunction associated with FGR. Due to the technical limitations these tools have, recent studies focused their interest on the evaluation of fetal ventricular strain by 2D-STE [ 11 , 13 , 14 , 22 , 23 ]. In this context, speckle-tracking has emerged as promising solution, offering a semi-automated analysis that reduces intra- and interobserver variability [ 11 , 13 ].…”