Ultrasonic biophysical measurements in the normal human fetus for optimal design of the monolithic fetal pacemaker. Am J Cardiol 2005 May 15;95(10):1267-70
Date
05/10/2005Pubmed ID
15878011DOI
10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.066Scopus ID
2-s2.0-20944450161 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
Ultrasound measurements, including xiphoid-to-pericardial distance and deployment angle, were made on human fetuses as a function of gestational age for the purpose of assessing the likelihood of 3 failure modes of a monolithic fetal pacemaker, including primary positioning failure due to device length and secondary dislodgement failure due to somatic growth. The small variation of the measurements over the gestational age range relevant to device implantation for the major indications of the device (for complete heart block complicated by hydrops and for bradycardia risk after fetal surgery or intrauterine intervention) predicts a small likelihood of these failure modes.
Author List
Fayn E, Chou HA, Park D, Zavitz DH, Cuneo BF, Mahan VL, Guleçyuz M, Curran L, Lipson D, Quillen EW Jr, Petrikovsky BM, Ovadia MAuthor
Evgueni Fayn MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
EchocardiographyEquipment Design
Female
Fetus
Gestational Age
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pregnancy
Reference Values
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
