OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the correlation between fetal myocardial performance index (MPI) and hemoglobin (Hb) levels. METHODS: It is a prospective study involving singleton pregnancies at risk of @entity417 as a result of maternal anti-D alloimmune disease. Right and left ventricle (LV) MPIs were evaluated by ultrasound up to 72   h before cordocentesis. Zeta-score values for fetal MPI and Hb levels were calculated, and correlation was examined with linear regression analysis. Significance level was set as 0.05. RESULTS: Fourteen singleton pregnancies underwent 31 cordocentesis procedures at a mean gestation of 28.2        4.1   weeks. Zeta-score values for LV MPI, isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT), and ejection time (ET) correlated significantly with fetal Hb zeta-score (LV MPI zeta   =   3.816   +   0.336   *   Hb zeta, r   =   0.59, p   <   0.001; LV IRT zeta   =   2.643   +   0.218   *   Hb zeta, r   =   0.45, p   =   0.01; LV ET zeta   =   -2.474   -   0.271   *   Hb zeta, r   =   -0.42, p   =   0.02). LV @entity2472 ( @entity2472 ) zeta-score and right ventricle (RV) MPI did not show significant correlation (LV @entity2472 zeta, r   =   0.35, p   =   0.054; RV MPI, r   =   0.12, p   =   0.53). CONCLUSION: LV myocardial performance not only remains preserved but also is actually enhanced in cases of moderate/severe @entity417 .    2014 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd.

Myocardial performance index in XXXX .

@entity417 :: ('MESH:D000740', 'Disease') :: ['fetal anemia'] @entity2472 :: ('MESH:C536214', 'Disease') :: ['isovolumetric contraction time', 'ICT']
@entity417 :: (MESH:D000740,Disease) :: ['fetal anemia']
