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Intracerebral regional distribution of blood flow in response to uterine contractions in growth-restricted human fetuses.

Fu, Jing LU and Olofsson, Per LU (2007) In Early Human Development 83(9). p.607-612
Abstract
Objective: To explore middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) blood flow responses to superimposed acute hypoxemia in growth -restricted fetuses with and without established brain-sparing flow during basal conditions. Material and methods: 47 term fetuses suspected of growth restriction were exposed to an oxytocin challenge test with simultaneous cardiotocography and Doppler velocimetry in the umbilical artery, MCA and ACA. The MCA-to-ACA pulsatility index (PI) ratio was calculated during basal conditions, contractions and relaxations. Basal brain-sparing flow was defined as an MCA-to-umbilical artery PI ratio of <1.08, de novo brain-sparing flow in the MCA as an MCA PI decrease with I standard deviation during... (More)
Objective: To explore middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) blood flow responses to superimposed acute hypoxemia in growth -restricted fetuses with and without established brain-sparing flow during basal conditions. Material and methods: 47 term fetuses suspected of growth restriction were exposed to an oxytocin challenge test with simultaneous cardiotocography and Doppler velocimetry in the umbilical artery, MCA and ACA. The MCA-to-ACA pulsatility index (PI) ratio was calculated during basal conditions, contractions and relaxations. Basal brain-sparing flow was defined as an MCA-to-umbilical artery PI ratio of <1.08, de novo brain-sparing flow in the MCA as an MCA PI decrease with I standard deviation during uterine contractions or relaxations compared with basal measurements, and de novo brain-sparing flow in the ACA as an ACA PI decrease with l standard deviation. Non-parametric statistical tests were used with P<0.05 considered significant. Results: MCA and ACA PI were both significantly tower in the brain-sparing flow group (N=8) during basal conditions (P <= 0.01). During the oxytocin challenge test, MCA and ACA PI both decreased in the non-brain -sparing flow group (N=39) (P <= 0.02) but not in the brain -sparing flow group (P >= 0.4). The MCA-to-ACA PI ratio remained unchanged in both groups. de novo brain-sparing flow calculations revealed no preferential flow to any cerebral artery. Conclusion: Cerebral circulatory responses to acute hypoxemia are synchronized in the middle and anterior cerebral arteries without any preferential regional flow distribution. (Less)
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middle cerebral artery, restriction, fetal growth, Doppler, anterior cerebral artery, brain-sparing, oxytocin challenge test, pregnancy
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Early Human Development
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83
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9
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607 - 612
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Elsevier
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1872-6232
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10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.01.011
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  abstract     = {{Objective: To explore middle cerebral artery (MCA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) blood flow responses to superimposed acute hypoxemia in growth -restricted fetuses with and without established brain-sparing flow during basal conditions. Material and methods: 47 term fetuses suspected of growth restriction were exposed to an oxytocin challenge test with simultaneous cardiotocography and Doppler velocimetry in the umbilical artery, MCA and ACA. The MCA-to-ACA pulsatility index (PI) ratio was calculated during basal conditions, contractions and relaxations. Basal brain-sparing flow was defined as an MCA-to-umbilical artery PI ratio of &lt;1.08, de novo brain-sparing flow in the MCA as an MCA PI decrease with I standard deviation during uterine contractions or relaxations compared with basal measurements, and de novo brain-sparing flow in the ACA as an ACA PI decrease with l standard deviation. Non-parametric statistical tests were used with P&lt;0.05 considered significant. Results: MCA and ACA PI were both significantly tower in the brain-sparing flow group (N=8) during basal conditions (P &lt;= 0.01). During the oxytocin challenge test, MCA and ACA PI both decreased in the non-brain -sparing flow group (N=39) (P &lt;= 0.02) but not in the brain -sparing flow group (P &gt;= 0.4). The MCA-to-ACA PI ratio remained unchanged in both groups. de novo brain-sparing flow calculations revealed no preferential flow to any cerebral artery. Conclusion: Cerebral circulatory responses to acute hypoxemia are synchronized in the middle and anterior cerebral arteries without any preferential regional flow distribution.}},
  author       = {{Fu, Jing and Olofsson, Per}},
  issn         = {{1872-6232}},
  keywords     = {{middle cerebral artery; restriction; fetal growth; Doppler; anterior cerebral artery; brain-sparing; oxytocin challenge test; pregnancy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{607--612}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Early Human Development}},
  title        = {{Intracerebral regional distribution of blood flow in response to uterine contractions in growth-restricted human fetuses.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4399699/625911.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.01.011}},
  volume       = {{83}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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