2003
DOI: 10.1002/uog.105
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Reference values for an index of fetal aortic isthmus blood flow during the second half of pregnancy

Abstract: Objective During fetal life, the parallel position of the two cardiac ventricles confers a special status to the aortic isthmus. Flow through the isthmus reflects the balance between the performances of the two ventricles and their respective peripheral impedances. This study proposes a fetal aortic isthmus flow velocity index and its reference values defined on the basis of gestational age (GA). Methods Video recordings of 111 normal fetuses from 18 to 39 weeks of gestation were retrospectively reviewed. An i… Show more

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“…It is located between the Left Subclavian artery and aortic insertion of the ductus arteriosus (28) . The ductus arteriosus is a physiologic shunt and hence blood flow through it is considered physiological in fetal life and not as a pathologic diversion from the right circulation to the left.…”
Section: New Vessels Giving New Hope-the Aortic Isthmusmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It is located between the Left Subclavian artery and aortic insertion of the ductus arteriosus (28) . The ductus arteriosus is a physiologic shunt and hence blood flow through it is considered physiological in fetal life and not as a pathologic diversion from the right circulation to the left.…”
Section: New Vessels Giving New Hope-the Aortic Isthmusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, for clinical purposes, the IFI is used which reflects both the amount and the direction of blood flow through the fetal isthmus and is particularly sensitive to the change in direction of the diastolic flow. IFI is equal to the Systolic velocity + Diastolic velocity / Systolic velocity 28 . Positive and negative signs are assigned to antegrade and retrograde velocity values, respectively.…”
Section: New Vessels Giving New Hope-the Aortic Isthmusmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The isthmus flow index (IFI) is obtained by positioning the sample volume of pulse Doppler in the region of the aortic isthmus, near the left subclavian artery in the longitudinal plane, and is calculated using the formula: systolic VTI+diastolic VTI/systolic VTI (normal IFI >1.2) (fig 13) [27,28].…”
Section: Isthmus Flow Indexmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ce petit segment vasculaire localisé entre l'origine de l'artère sous-clavière gauche et l'extrémité aortique du canal artériel établit, en effet, une communication entre les 2 voies artérielles qui perfusent en parallèle le système circulatoire supra et infra-diaphragmatique du foetus ( Figure 1A). Ce nouveau concept a été proposé en 2003 [3] à la suite de nombreux travaux expérimentaux et cliniques [4][5][6][7][8][9]. Puisque l'isthme aortique foetal est intercalé entre les deux voies artérielles aortique et pulmonaire disposées en parallèle, l'éjection systolique aura sur le shunt isthmique une influence opposée, antérograde pour le ventricule gauche et rétro-grade pour le ventricule droit ( Figure 1B d'une modification de la courbe des vélocités-Doppler dans l'isthme ; entre la 25 e et la 30 e semaine de gestation apparaît, en effet, une petite incisure télésystoli-que qui va s'accentuer progressivement pour devenir, à terme, franchement rétrograde ( Figure 2).…”
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“…La figure 4 illustre les répercussions circulatoires causées par une insuffisance circulatoire placentaire sévère. Dans le contexte d'un RCIU, un index du flux isthmique (IFI) (flux systolique + flux diastolique/flux systolique) a été proposé [9]. Diagramme illustrant la répartition du flux sanguin au niveau de la jonction canal artériel-isthme aortique : une partie du volume sanguin s'oriente de façon rétrograde dans l'isthme vers la circulation cérébrale et l'autre suit la voie habituelle vers l'aorte descendante.…”
Section: Réseau Vasculaire Sous-diaphragmatiqueunclassified