Doppler Indices of the Fetal Middle Cerebral and the Umbilical Arteries in Pregnancies at High Risk Followed Up for Suspected Fetal Growth Restriction

Background: Fetal growth restriction is related to compromised perinatal outcomes. The screening and prevention tools for fetal growth restriction like Doppler indices in high-risk groups compared with general antenatal populations. An evaluation of the correlation between Doppler indices and placental weight and birth weight of the neonate at term pregnancy in high-risk pregnancies is essential. For the early detection of fetal growth limitations in high-risk pregnancies, sensitive screening techniques are few. Objectives: To determine the most accurate indicator for predicting a poor perinatal outcome or intrauterine growth restriction by comparing and correlating the modifications in Doppler ultrasound studies of fetal circulation in general pregnant women with those of high-risk patients both with and without intrauterine growth retardation. Study design: A cross-sectional research including 81 healthy pregnancies and 19 high-risk patients at 31–40 weeks of gestation was conducted. The pulsatility index (PI) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA), the umbilical artery (UA), and the MCA PI to UA PI ratio were all analyzed. We compared the Doppler indices’ mean values. Then these values were correlated with placental weight and birth weight of the offspring. Results: A significantly low birth weight and less fetoplacental ratio and placental coefficient ratio were found in high-risk cases than in normal pregnant women (P <0.05). A strong positive relationship was observed between the middle cerebral artery pulsatility index and placental weight, while negative relationship between the pulsatility index of the middle cerebral artery and the Feto-placental ratio (P < 0.05). In addition, a positive association was found between the pulsatility index of the middle cerebral artery and placental coefficient, whereas a negative correlation was observed between the Cerebro-placental ratio and Feto-placental ratio in high-risk cases (P <0.05). Conclusion: Low birth weight can be predicted using Doppler indices since there is a definite correlation between it and unfavorable perinatal outcomes.

PREDICTION OF PREECLAMPSIA BY UTERINE ARTERY DOPPLER

Objective: To evaluate the role of mean pulsatility index by first trimester uterine artery doppler in prediction of preeclampsia. A prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary c Methodology: are center. Of 200 women screened, 136 women met eligible criteria and 130 consented for participation in the study. In addition to nuchal translucency and crown-rump length, mean uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) was measured at 11–13+6 weeks, and women were followed up till delivery to observe the development of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction (FGR). Categorical variables were analyzed using ROC curve, and P?0.05 (5%) was used to calculate significance. Among 130 women followed t Results: ill delivery, 9 (6.92%) had mean PI >95% and 121 (93.08%) had normal Doppler. A significantly higher number of women with PI ?95% had preeclampsia (55.55%) (p < 0.001), and the sensitivity of PI in prediction of preeclampsia was 55.55% with specificity of 98.80%. No association was found between PI and FGR (p = 0.228). Conclusion: This study showed a positive association with the development of preeclampsia . The predictive accuracy of first trimester uterine artery Doppler using PI with cutoff of >95% has low sensitivity in prediction of preeclampsia (55.55%) but it has high specificity(98.80%) for prediction of PE(Preeclampsia).

The correlation between total magnetic resonance imaging burden and middle cerebral artery pulsatility index in elderly patients with cerebral small vessel diseases / 中华神经科杂志

Objective:To explore the correlation between middle cerebral artery (MCA) pulsatility index (PI) and total magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) burden in elderly patients with cerebral small vessel diseases (CSVD).Methods:A total of 203 CSVD inpatients aged 60 years and above who were hospitalized in the Department of Neurology of Hebei General Hospital from March 2017 to December 2020 were enrolled. The clinical data, transcranial Doppler ultrasound parameters and brain MRI data were collected. According to the total burden score, the patients were divided into low burden group (0-1 point) and high burden group (2-4 points). Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between MCA PI and total MRI burden in the elderly patients with CSVD. Subsequently, the receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the value of MCA PI for predicting the high MRI burden of CSVD in the elderly.Results:Hypertension ( OR=2.569, 95% CI 1.068-6.182, P=0.035), systolic blood pressure ( OR=1.033, 95% CI 1.006-1.061, P=0.016), creatinine ( OR=1.044, 95% CI 1.009-1.079, P=0.013) and MCA PI ( OR=1.125, 95% CI 1.087-1.166, P<0.001) were independently correlated with the increasing total MRI burden in the elderly patients with CSVD. Spearman rank correlation analysis revealed that there was strong and positive correlation between MCA PI and high MRI burden in the elderly patients with CSVD ( r=0.65, P<0.001). The analysis showed that when the cut-off for MCA PI was 1.11, it could identify high MRI burden of CSVD in the elderly. The area under the curve was 0.908 (95% CI 0.864-0.953, P<0.001). The sensitivity and specificity were 0.852 and 0.880, respectively. The positive predictive value was 92.38%, and the negative predictive value was 77.70%. Conclusion:The MCA PI is positively correlated with total MRI burden in the elderly patients with CSVD, and has a higher value in predicting the total MRI burden in the elderly CSVD patients, which probably bring brighter prospects for its clinical application.

Study of the ratio of normal fetal umbilical venous blood flow rate to umbilical artery pulsatility index / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective:To establish the normal reference range of the ratio of fetal umbilical venous flow rate to umbilical artery pulsatility index (VAI).Methods:A total of 816 normal fetuses underwent prenatal examination and delivery were randomly selected from October 2018 to December 2020 in Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Fetal weight was obtained by measuring fetal biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference, and femoral length.Umbilical venous flow (Quv) was measured. Umbilical artery pulsatility index (UA-PI) was obtained in the free segment of amniotic fluid. Quv was standardized according to fetal size to calculate the umbilical venous flow rate (nQuv) and VAI. The association between Quv, nQuv, UA-PI, VAI and the fetal gestational week were analyzed using correlation analysis. VAI was presented as ± s, the upper limit of 95% reference value and the lower limit of 5% reference value were taken as the standards of VAI increase and decrease, respectively. Twenty-six fetuses whose VAI were lower than limit of 5% and 20 fetuse whose VAI were than limit of 95% were chosed as the case group. Results:①Fetal Quv was positively correlated with gestational week ( r=0.893, P<0.001), nQuv and UA-PI were negatively correlated with gestational week ( r=-0.552, -0.827; all P<0.001), and VAI had no significant correlation with gestational week ( r=0.000, P=0.758); ②The mean, standard deviation, lower 5% reference value, and upper 95% reference value of VAI were 195.81, 55.61, 105.95, and 293.33, respectively; ③In the cases with abnormal VAI, 26 fetuses with reduced VAI, of whom there were 16 cases of maternal hypertension, and 13 cases complicated by severe preeclampsia; 1 case with 40 turns of umbilical cord torsion, 3 cases of stillbirth, 16 cases of preterm delivery, 19 cases of low neonatal birth body weight, 4 cases of 1-min Apgar score ≤7, 6 cases of umbilical artery blood pH<7.2, and 1 case without abnormalities in fetus during pregnancy and follow-up newborn. Among the 20 fetuses with increased VAI, there were 10 cases of fetal severe thalassemia, 2 cases of thalassemia, 1 case of sacrococcygeal teratoma, 1 case of portal venous shunt, 3 cases of placental chorioangioma, and 3 cases without abnormalities in fetus during pregnancy and follow-up newborn. Conclusions:The measurement and calculation of fetal VAI is simple and easy to perform. As a comprehensive index, fetal VAI remains constant in mid and late pregnancy, facilitates the follow-up of abnormal fetuses, and has potential clinical application.

Doppler de arteria umbilical en fetos con síndrome de Down / Umbilical artery Doppler in fetuses with Down syndrome

INTRODUCCIÓN: La aneuploidía más común entre los recién nacidos vivos es el síndrome de Down (SD). En estos niños el crecimiento está disminuido, con una frecuencia del 25% de restricción del crecimiento intrauterino, pero no se ha establecido el papel de la insuficiencia placentaria. El objetivo es estudiar la resistencia placentaria a través del Doppler de arteria umbilical con índice de pulsatilidad (IP) y el tiempo medio de desaceleración (t/2), y el posible efecto de la insuficiencia placentaria en fetos con SD. MÉTODO: Se realizó Doppler en la arteria umbilical en 78 fetos con SD, se midieron el IP y el t/2, y se compararon los resultados con los pesos de nacimiento. RESULTADOS: Se estudiaron 78 fetos con SD con 214 mediciones Doppler. El t/2 y el IP estaban alterados en el 71,5% y el 65% de las mediciones, respectivamente. La incidencia de t/2 alterado aumenta con la edad gestacional desde un 28,6% a las 15-20 semanas hasta un 89,3% sobre las 36 semanas (p < 0,01); cifras similares se observan para el IP. La clasificación de los pesos fue: 64% adecuados, 12% grandes y 24% pequeños para la edad gestacional. La última medición de t/2 antes del parto era normal en el 17% y estaba alterada en el 83%. En el caso del IP, los valores fueron normales en el 27% y anormales en el 73%. El peso de nacimiento, la edad gestacional y el porcentaje de niños adecuados para la edad gestacional eran significativamente mayores en el grupo con Doppler normal que en el grupo con Doppler alterado. El z-score del t/2 estaba marcadamente alterado (−2.23), pero el del peso de nacimiento solo estaba algo disminuido (−0,39). La mortalidad perinatal fue del 10%, significativamente mayor cuando el flujo diastólico era ausente o reverso. CONCLUSIONES: El estudio demuestra que los fetos con SD tienen una alta incidencia de alteración del Doppler umbilical para el IP y el t/2, lo cual sugiere una insuficiencia placentaria grave. Este deterioro parece iniciarse hacia el final del segundo trimestre y aumenta con la edad gestacional. Sin embargo, en estos fetos, la insuficiencia placentaria produce una ligera caída en el crecimiento fetal. Como hipótesis general pensamos que en los fetos con SD hay datos claros de insuficiencia placentaria, pero habría algún factor que les protegería de una restricción grave del crecimiento.

INTRODUCTION: The most common aneuploidy in live newborns is Down syndrome (DS), in these children growth is decreased, with a frequency of 25-36% of fetal growth restriction (FGR); however, it is not established the role of placental insufficiency. The objective is to study the Doppler of the umbilical artery with pulsatility index (PI) and half peak systolic velocity (hPSV) deceleration time and the possible role of placental insufficiency in fetuses with DS. METHOD: Doppler was performed in fetuses with DS, the umbilical artery and IP and hPSV were measured, and the results were compared with birth weights. RESULTS: 78 fetuses with DS were studied with 214 Doppler measurements. hPSV and the IP were altered in 71.5% and 65% of the measurements; the incidence of abnormal hPSV increases with gestational age from 28.6% between 15 to 20 weeks, to 89.3% over 36 weeks (p < 0.01), similar figures are observed with respect to the PI. The weight classification was: 24% of FGR, 12% of great for age and 64% of adequate for gestational age (AGA). The last measurement of hPSV before delivery was normal in 17% of the fetuses and was abnormal in 83%, in the case of PI the normal and abnormal values were 27 and 73%, respectively. Birth weight, gestational age, and the percentage of AGA children were significantly higher in the normal Doppler group than in the abnormal Doppler group. The hPSV z-score was markedly altered (−2.23), but the birth weight z-score is slightly decreased (−0.39). Perinatal mortality is 10% and is significantly higher when diastolic flow is absent or reverse. CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that DS fetuses have a high incidence of abnormal umbilical Doppler measured with IP and hPSV, which suggests severe placental insufficiency, this deterioration seems to start towards the end of the second trimester and increases with gestational age. However, in these fetuses, placental insufficiency causes a discrete drop in fetal growth. As a general hypothesis, we think that there is clear evidence of placental insufficiency in fetuses with DS, but there would be some factor that would protect these fetuses from severe growth restriction.

Study on renal artery blood flow parameters of fetuses with isolated borderline oligohydramnios and maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective:To evaluate the changes of fetal renal artery blood flow parameters in fetuses with isolated borderline oligohydramnios (IBO) in the middle and third trimesters by Doppler ultrasound, and to assess its correlations with maternal and infant pregnancy outcomes.Methods:Twenty-seven IBO fetuses (IBO group) and 27 gestational age-matched normal fetuses (control group) from April to October 2019 in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University underwent prenatal ultrasound examination during the middle and third trimesters. Renal artery blood flow parameters, including renal artery pulsatility index (RAPI), volume corrected renal artery pulsatility index (vcRAPI) and pregnancy outcomes were measured and compared between the two groups. Once diagnosed IBO, patients were recommended to the obstetric clinic for consultation and intervention. The correlation between RAPI, vcRAPI measured before intervention and prepartum amniotic fluid volume and pregnancy outcomes was analyzed, the ROC curve was plotted to find the better predictor.Results:The vcRAPI of the IBO group was higher than that of the control group ( P=0.015). In the IBO group, the vcRAPI measured before intervention was higer in those fetuses who were still IBO before delivery( P=0.048). In the IBO group, the correlation of the vcRAPI measured before intervention and IBO before delivery was statistically significant ( OR=2.41, 95% CI=1.06-5.43, P=0.035). The ROC curve showed that the sensitivity of vcRAPI to IBO was 0.67, the specificity was 0.75( P=0.002). Conclusions:Compared with RAPI, The vcRAPI may reflect the increase in fetal renal artery perfusion resistance of IBO group more timely. The higher vcRAPI before intervention in the IBO group have difficulty in recovering amniotic fluid volume before delivery.Increased vcRAPI is a better predictor of IBO before delivery.

Clinical efficacy of restrictive fluid management in patients with severe traumatic brain injury / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effects of restrictive fluid management in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).@*METHODS@#Between January, 2019 and June, 2020, we randomly assigned 51 postoperative patients (stay in the ICU of no less than 7 days) with sTBI into treatment group (@*RESULTS@#The cumulative fluid balance of the two groups were positive on day 1 and negative on days 3 and 7 after ICU admission; at the same time points, the patients in the treatment group had significantly greater negative fluid balance than those in the control group (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Restrictive fluid management can reduce cerebral edema and improve the prognosis but does not affect the 28-day mortality of patients with sTBI.

Role of uterine artery doppler at 18-22 weeks in the prediction of pre-eclampsia: a prospective study

Background: Pre-eclampsia is the most common pregnancy complication associated with serious maternal and fetal morbidity. Uterine artery Doppler reflects the impaired trophoblastic invasion of the uterine spiral arteries, which is involved in the aetiology of preeclampsia. Thus, uterine artery Doppler was proposed as a screening test for pre-eclampsia.Methods: A prospective cohort study of 100 singleton pregnancies was conducted in a tertiary centre and the study population were subjected to uterine artery Doppler study at 18-22 weeks gestation. Uterine artery Doppler indices of pulsatility index (PI), resistance index (RI) and persistence of diastolic notch was obtained and the outcome of pre-eclampsia was studied.Results: Out of 100 women, 14 women developed pre-eclampsia in which the resistance index showed a sensitivity of 21.4%, specificity of 91.8%, positive predictive value of 30% and negative predictive value of 87.7% and pulsatility index showed sensitivity of 35.7%, specificity of 90.6%, positive predictive value of 38.4% and negative predictive value of 89.6%. Diastolic notch had a sensitivity of 35.7%, specificity of 98.8%, positive predictive value of 83.3% and a negative predictive value of 90.4%.Conclusions: The high negative predictive values, indicated that women with normal Doppler velocimetry were unlikely to develop preeclampsia. Uterine artery Doppler, being non-invasive can be included during routine sonography to identify patients at risk of developing pre-eclampsia. Early, screening for pre-eclampsia will help in individualized antenatal surveillance and initiation of prophylactic therapy, early to reduce the adverse maternal and foetal complications of preeclampsia.

Correlation between pulsatility index of medial cerebri artery and cognitive function in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

Background: Cognitive impairment is prevalent among cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is a major risk factor of CVD. Gold standard used for diagnosing vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) required a combination of neurophysiological approach and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The Neurosonological approach, involving measuring the pulsatility index (PI) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) using Trans Cranial Doppler (TCD) could be applied as an affordable alternative to predict VCI. The objective of this study was to revealed the correlation between PI MCS and cognitive function among DMT2 patients.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey in patients with DMT2 visiting Neurology and Endocrine Outpatient Clinics at Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado General Hospital, who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sixty (60) subjects were examined by TCD with 2 MHz to assess the hypo-perfusion level. Their cognitive were assessed with the Indonesian version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCa-Ina).Results: Right and left MCA median PI was 1.1 (IQR 0.9-1.4) and 1.0 (IQR 0.9-1.2) consecutively. MoCa-Ina median score was approximately 25 (IQR 22-26). Boxplot graph showed left PI MCA median score was higher in patients with normal cognitive function compared with cognitive impairment. Authors could not reach any significant statistical difference between PI MCA score and its correlation with cognitive function (p>0.05).Conclusions: Majority of patients with DMT2 have PI MCA score within normal range. Cognitive function among patient with DMT2 was mostly impaired. There is no correlation between PI MCA with cognitive function of patients with DMT2.

Effects of antenatal corticosteroids administration on fetoplacental circulation in preterm pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction and its correlation with perinatal outcome

Background: Antenatal corticosteroid administration in preterm pregnancies is recommended to promote fetal lung maturation. Studies have reported temporary reduction in fetal heart rate, breathing and movements following maternal corticosteroid administration. Authors studied effect of maternal corticosteroid administration on fetoplacental circulation in preterm pregnancies with IUGR and its correlation with perinatal outcome.Methods: Observational study included 77 preterm singleton pregnant women with IUGR. Color doppler day 0 (before betamethasone) of umbilical artery of 77 cases done. All received two doses of 12 mg of betamethasone intramuscularly 24 hours apart. Umbilical artery doppler on day 2 (24 to 48 hours of 1st dose of betamethasone) and day 4 (72 to 96 hours of 1st dose of betamethasone) done. Pulsatility index (PI) of umbilical artery on doppler and Neonatal details of all women noted.Results: On day 2 doppler, 56 (73%) women (Group A) showed decrease in umbilical artery PI while 21 (27%) women (Group B) did not show decrease in umbilical artery PI. Mean umbilical artery PI of 77 cases on day 0 and day 2 were 1.73±0.73 and 1.54±0.76 respectively (p<0.001). Mean Umbilical artery PI values of undelivered 60 cases on day 0, day 2 and day 4 were 1.55±0.61, 1.33±0.55 and 1.47±0.63 respectively (p<0.001). Group B neonates had poorer Apgar scores, higher neonatal complication, longer hospital stay, lesser umbilical pH at birth and higher perinatal mortality rate than Group A neonates.Conclusions: Significant reduction in mean umbilical artery PI observed on day 2 following betamethasone administration (p<0.001), which was maintained till 4th day after 1st dose of betamethasone (p<0.05). Women who showed improvement in umbilical artery pulsatility index following betamethasone administration had a better perinatal outcome as compared to women who did not.

Cerebro-umbilical doppler ratio as a predictor of adverse perinatal outcome

Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is defined as a subnormal bodyweight or mass in utero. Fetal Doppler studies have been identified as one of the reliable and non-invasive methods of antepartum fetal surveillance in growth-restricted fetuses to detect hypoxemia and to plan timely delivery to precede acidemia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the screening efficacy of the pulsatility indices (PI) of the umbilical artery (UA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) and the ratio of these two indices in predicting the adverse perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by IUGR.Methods: In this study patients were included after diagnosed to have fetal growth restriction clinically by a disparity of four weeks or more between symphysis-fundal height and gestational age and on the serial measurement of symphysis-fundal height after 30 weeks of gestation.Results: Out of 100 patients who fulfilled the criteria for the study, only 85 patients delivered. Out of them, only 16 women (18.8%) had a ratio of <1.08 which was considered abnormal and the rest of the women (81.2%) had a ratio >1.08 which was considered normal. The specificity for the Cerebro-umbilical ratio (<1.08) to predict adverse perinatal outcome was 96% whereas that for PI of umbilical A (>1.12) was 83% and that for the PI of middle cerebral A (<1.2) was 84%. However, the sensitivities for these indices were very low.Conclusions: The ratio of the pulsatility indices of the umbilical artery and middle cerebral artery is useful to predict the adverse perinatal outcome.

A prospective study of role of doppler in pregnancy and the perinatal outcome

Background: The development of doppler ultrasonographic technology has provided an opportunity to obtain a qualitative and quantitative assessment of maternal and foetal circulation using a non-invasive method. It has been proved by many studies that doppler has a very important role in screening of high-risk pregnancies. Objective of this study was to evaluate the role of colour doppler study in normal and high-risk pregnancy in relation to perinatal outcome.Methods: A prospective study was done including 75 women with high risk pregnancy and 75 normal pregnant women during the period October 2018 to September 2019 in hospitals attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. Doppler examination was done after recording patients’ history, clinical examination and ultrasound. Results were analysed and conclusions were made.Results: Out of the 22 patients with PIH, 20 patients had abnormal umbilical artery S/D ratio and all 22 had abnormal MCA PI. Out of 12 patients with diabetes, 10 had abnormal umbilical artery S/D ratio. All the patients with IUGR had abnormal umbilical artery S/D ratio and abnormal MCA PI.Conclusions: Colour doppler flow velocimetry done repeatedly can predict adverse foetal events with a great degree of accuracy.

Prognostic utility of cervical length and uterine artery pulsatility index for imminent preterm delivery in symptomatic patients / Utilidad pronóstica de la longitud cervical e índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina en el parto pretérmino inminente en pacientes sintomáticas

ABSTRACT Objective : To establish the prognostic usefulness of cervical length and uterine artery pulsatility index for imminent preterm delivery in symptomatic patients. Design : Case-control study. Setting: Central Hospital "Dr. Urquinaona ", Maracaibo, Venezuela. Participants : Patients with preterm delivery within 7 days (group A) and pregnant women with preterm delivery within more than 7 days (group B). Methods : Cervical length and uterine artery pulsatility index were determined at hospital admission and all were followed until delivery. Main outcome measures: General characteristics, cervical length, uterine artery pulsatility index, imminent preterm delivery, and prognostic efficacy. Results : 119 participants were assigned to group A and 362 patients to group B. Cervical length was lower in group A, and the uterine artery pulsatility index was higher compared with group B (p <0.0001). Cervical length showed an area under the curve of 0.972, while the uterine artery pulsatility index presented an area under the curve of 0.843. The difference between the two measurements was significantly different between groups A and B (p <0.001). Combination of both measurements showed a significantly lower value in prediction capacity (0.987) compared with both measurements individually (p <0.0001). Conclusion : The combined use of cervical length and pulsatility index of the uterine artery was useful in the prediction of imminent preterm delivery in symptomatic patients.

RESUMEN Objetivo . Establecer la utilidad pronóstica de la longitud cervical e índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina en el parto pretérmino inminente en pacientes sintomáticas. Diseño . Estudio de casos-controles. Institución. Hospital Central "Dr. Urquinaona", Maracaibo, Venezuela. Participantes . Pacientes con parto pretérmino en los siguientes 7 días (grupo A) y embarazadas con parto pretérmino más allá de los 7 días (grupo B). Métodos . Las mediciones de la longitud cervical e índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina se realizaron al ingreso de las gestantes al hospital y todas fueron seguidas hasta el parto. Principales medidas de resultado. Características generales, longitud cervical, índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina, parto pretérmino inminente y eficacia pronóstica. Resultados . 119 participantes fueron asignadas al grupo A y 362 pacientes al grupo B. La longitud cervical fue menor en el grupo A, mientras que el índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina fue mayor comparado con el grupo B (p < 0,0001). La medición de la longitud cervical presentó un valor de área bajo la curva de 0,972, mientras que el índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina mostró un área bajo la curva de 0,843. La diferencia de la diferencia entre ambas mediciones se consideró estadísticamente significativa (p < 0,001). La combinación de ambas mediciones tuvo un valor bajo la curva significativamente superior en capacidad de predicción (0,987) comparada con ambas mediciones en forma individual (p < 0,0001). Conclusión . El uso combinado de las mediciones de la longitud cervical y el índice de pulsatilidad de la arteria uterina resultó útil en la predicción de parto pretérmino inminente en pacientes sintomáticas.

Cerebroumbilical doppler ratio in pregnancy induced hypertension and its prediction for adverse perinatal outcome

Background: To compare the changes in pulsatility index (PI) values of fetal middle cerebral artery (MCA), umbilical artery (UA) and ratio of PI of MCA and UA (cerebroumbilical ratio, C/U ratio) in normal pregnancies with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and to evaluate their usefulness for predicting adverse perinatal outcome.Methods: This was a prospective comparative study carried out over a period of 1 year on total 140 patients between 30-40 weeks of gestation. Study group comprised of 70 patients with PIH. The control group comprised of 70 patients with normal BP. Both the groups were followed by doppler ultrasound and the UA PI, the MCA PI and the C/U ratio were measured. The results of the last doppler ultrasound before delivery were considered in the correlation with various adverse perinatal outcome. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of MCA PI and UA PI and C/U ratio were calculated and compared for predicting adverse perinatal outcome.Results: Abnormal C/U ratio was more common in PIH group (42.85%) than control group (5.71%). In the study group, 83.33% patients of abnormal C/U ratio showed adverse perinatal outcome. C/U ratio had highest sensitivity (75.75%), negative predictive value (80%) and diagnostic accuracy (81.42%) compared to MCA PI and UA PI for predicting adverse perinatal outcome in PIH women.Conclusions: Incidence of adverse perinatal outcome was more common with abnormal C/U ratio. C/U ratio is better predictor for adverse perinatal outcome in PIH women than individual MCA PI and UA PI.

Role of second trimester uterine artery doppler for the prediction of preeclampsia in high risk pregnancy

Background: The uterine artery Doppler has potentials for screening for complications of impaired placentation. The purpose of study was to assess the role of uterine artery color Doppler waveform analysis in second trimester for the prediction of preeclampsia in a high-risk pregnancy between 18-24 weeks of gestation.Methods: 100 women with moderate or high-risk factors for developing preeclampsia reporting to Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh were enrolled for present study. Transabdominal uterine artery doppler measurements was done at 18-24weeks of gestation in these patients. Doppler . The Doppler indices generated automatically from the machine , the Pulsatility Index (PI), Resistance Index (RI) , presence or absence of diastolic notch and S/D Ratio were recorded, and average was calculated.Results: Out of 100 patients there were 46 primigravidas with no additional risk factors, 22 pateints with two or more risk factors and there were no patients who had three or more risk factors in present study population. Preeclampsia is seen more commonly in primigravida and primigravida is considered as moderate risk factor for preeclampsia. It was found that an elevated second trimester uterine artery RI was significantly associated with developing preeclampsia later in pregnancy. The sensitivity and specificity of uterine artery Doppler velocimetry were found to be 84% and 55% respectively. Receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curves were created to demonstrate the prognostic value of RI and PI of uterine artery doppler indices at 18-24 weeks of gestation for the development preeclampsia. In addition, there were statistically significant positive correlations between mean RI of uterine artery doppler study and patients who developed preeclampsia. With a sensitivity of 84.21% it could identify 31% of the cases of preeclampsia at a false positive rate of 44.4%.Conclusions: Uterine artery doppler study can be used as a predictor of moderate strength for preeclampsia.

The prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension from umbilical and uterine Doppler flow study

Background: Hypertensive disorder along with hemorrhage and infection contribute greatly to maternal mortality and morbidity. Pregnancy induced hypertension remains among the most significant and intriguing unsolved problems in obstetrics.Methods: In this prospective analytical study investigations and color doppler findings 0f umbilical artery PI, RI and end diastolic flow in same, uterine PI, RI and persistent diastolic notch in uterine artery recorded. Total 100 Cases of PIH between 20-36 weeks of gestation in 2 years with B.P ≥ 140/90 mm hg and protienuria ≥ 1+ were observed.Results: In this study, out of 100 cases, there were 58 cases of mild PIH (58%) and 42 cases of severe PIH (42%). Umbilical artery PI was elevated in 43(43.0%) patients and was normal in  57(57.0%) patients. Umbilical  artery RI was more than and equal to 0.7 in 77 patients  (77%) and was below of 0.7 in 23 (23%) pa-tients.9(9.0%)  fetuses showed  absence  and  14 (14.0%) fetus  had  reversal and 46 (46.0%) had reduced  end diastolic umbilical artery flow with total 69 out of 100  fetuses  having  abnormal  waveforms.65 (65%)  mothers  had  an  elevated  uterine  artery  PI   and  35(35%)  patients   had  normal uterine  artery PI. in observation 69 (69%)  patients  were  having  RI more  than 0.6, while 31 (31%) were having less than 0.6 out of 100 patients. In this study, 65 (65.0%) women were having persistent diastolic notch.Conclusions: This study was to evaluate arterial flow velocities as a predictor of impending pregnancy induced hypertension with raised RI and PI along with umbilical ab-sent or reverse end diastolic flow velocities and elevated RI and PI in the presence of a diastolic notch are considered as abnormal uterine doppler findings doppler finding with unfavorable outcome.

Clinical value of serum activin A, Endoglin combined with uterine artery pulsatility index in prediction of preeclampsia in early pregnancy / 中国综合临床

Objective To investigate the clinical value of serum activin A,endoglin combined with uterine artery pulsatility index in predicting preeclampsia.Methods One hundred cases pregnant women who were admitted to the obstetrics clinic of Longhua New District People′s Hospital in Shenzhen from December 2016 to July 2017 were selected ,50 cases of preeclampsia were in the observation group,and another 50 cases of healthy pregnant women were in the control group.Serum activin A,endoglin and uterine artery pulsatility index ( UAPI ) were measured at 11 ～ 13 weeks respectively.Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to analyze the diagnostic value of activin A,endoglin and UAPI in different gestational weeks separately and jointly in predicting preeclampsia.Results At 11～13 weeks of pregnancy, the serum activin A((379.98±153.80)ng／L],endoglin((9.87 g±1.62)μg／L) and UAPI (0.97±0.09) in the observation group were significantly higher than in the control group ((205.45±93.29)ng／L,(6.61 ±1.54)μg／L, ( 0.82 ± 0.15 )), and the difference was statistically significant ( all P＜ 0.05 ).The multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that serum activin A, endoglin level and UAPI in early pregnancy were the risk factors for preeclampsia ( all P＜0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that the joint prediction of activin A, endoglin and UAPI in different gestational weeks was better than that in single detection.The maximum area (AUC) of the joint prediction of activin A,endoglin and UAPI at pregnant 11～13 weeks was 0.969, the sensitivity was 82.0%, and the specificity was 100.0%.Conclusion The combined detection of serum activin A, endothelial factor and uterine artery pulsation index in early pregnancy can be used to predict preeclampsia with high sensitivity and specificity,and can be used as a clinical index to predict preeclampsia.

Cerebral pulsatility index in older adults with silent lacunar strokes (The Atahualpa Project) / Índice de pulsatilidad cerebral en adultos mayores con infarto lacunar silente (Proyecto Atahualpa)

ABSTRACT Background: Diagnosis of silent lacunar infarcts is complicated in remote rural areas where MRI is not available. Hospital series have suggested an association between the pulsatility index of intracranial arteries - as assessed by transcranial Doppler - and some neuroimaging signatures of cerebral small vessel disease. We aimed to assess the reliability of cerebral pulsatility indices to identify candidates for MRI screening in population-based studies assessing prevalence of silent lacunar infarctions. Methods: A random sample of stroke-free Atahualpa residents aged ≥60 years investigated with MRI underwent transcranial Doppler for calculating the pulsatility index (PI) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA). For each person, mean PI was obtained by averaging both MCAs. Using conditional logistic regression for matched pairs data, we evaluated whether the pulsatility index of both MCAs correlate with silent lacunar infarcts. Results: Silent lacunar infarcts were noticed in 28 (12%) of 234 scanned persons. Six of them were excluded due to poor insonation through transtemporal windows. The remaining 22 participants were considered case-patients and were matched 1:1 with individuals free of infarcts (controls). Moderate-to-severe white matter hyperintensities were noticed in 12 (55%) case-patients and 7 (32%) controls (p=0.228). The mean MCA PI value in the 44 participants was 1.15 ± 0.21, with no difference found across case-patients and controls, after adjustment for white matter hyperintensities (β coefficient: 3.361, 95% C.I.: -0.693 to 7.417, p=0.104). Conclusions: Cerebral PI should not be used to identify candidates for MRI screening in population-based studies assessing the burden of silent lacunar infarcts.

RESUMEN Antecedentes: El diagnóstico de infartos lacunares silentes es complicado en áreas rurales donde no se dispone de IRM. Series hospitalarias han sugerido una asociación entre el índice de pulsatilidad (IP) de las arterias intracraneales -evaluadas mediante Doppler transcraneal- y algunas de las imágenes sugestivas de enfermedad cerebral de pequeños vasos. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la confiabilidad del IP para identificar candidatos para la práctica de IRM en estudios poblacionales que evalúen prevalencia de infartos lacunares. Métodos: Una muestra aleatoria de residentes de Atahualpa sin evidencia de ictus, con edad ≥60 años e investigados con IRM, fueron sometidos a Doppler transcraneal, para calcular el IP de las arterias cerebrales medias. El IP medio se obtuvo promediando el IP de ambas arterias cerebrales medias. Usando regresión logística condicional, se evaluó si el IP de las arterias cerebrales medias se correlacionó con la presencia de infartos lacunares. Resultados: Se detectaron infartos lacunares silentes en 28 (12%) de 234 personas exploradas. Seis de ellos fueron excluidos debido a mala insonancia a través de ventanas transtemporales. Los 22 participantes restantes se consideraron casos y se emparejaron 1: 1 con individuos libres de infartos (controles). Se observaron hiperintensidades de sustancia blanca de moderada a grave en 12 (55%) pacientes y 7 (32%) controles (p = 0.228). El valor medio de IP en los 44 participantes fue de 1,15 ± 0,21, sin diferencias entre pacientes y controles, después del ajuste para hiperintensidades de sustancia blanca (coeficiente β: 3,361, 95% C.I.: -0,693 a 7,417, p = 0,104). Conclusiones: El IP cerebral no se debe utilizar para identificar candidatos para el cribado de IRM en estudios poblacionales que evalúen la presencia de infartos lacunares silentes.

Study on relationship among pulsatility index, sustained attention function and collateral circulation in patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship among pulsatility index ( PI) , sustained attention function and collateral circulation in patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery .Methods One hundred and thirty-five patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery were examined by DSA and were divided into different groups according to the type of collateral circulation .Meanwhile, 30 healthy aged people were selected as a control group .The peak systolic velocity ( Vs) , and diastolic velocity ( Vd) , mean velocity ( Vm) and PI of bilateral middle cerebral artery were obtained by TCD .Sustained attention was evaluated by missed and mistaken scores as well as average reaction time of continuous performance test .The results were compared and analyzed.Results (1)According to the type of collateral circulation , 135 patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery were divided into groups with patency of anterior communicating artery (AcoA)(31 cases),posterior communicating artery (PcoA)(20 cases), AcoA+PcoA (19 cases), primary collateral circulation (with AcoA, PcoA and AcoA +PcoA) (70 cases), secondary collateral circulation (including ophthalmic artery, leptomeningeal collateral vessel and new blood vessels ) ( 15 cases ) , primary+secondary collateral circulation ( 13 cases) and group without collateral circulation (37 cases).(2)Compared with control group, Vs,Vd,Vm and PI all decreased significantly in every other group ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group without collateral circulation , Vd of group with AcoA or primary collateral circulation , Vd and Vm of group with AcoA +PcoA all increased significantly;PI of groups with AcoA , AcoA+PcoA, primary collateral circulation and primary +secondary collateral circulation all decreased (all P<0.05).Compared with group with PcoA, PI of groups with AcoA and AcoA +PcoA both decresed significantly (all P<0.05).Compared with group with secondary collateral circulation , Vs,Vd and Vm of group with primary collateral circulation , Vd and Vm of group with primary +secondary collateral circulation all increased significantly; PI of groups with primary collateral circulation and primary +secondary collateral circulation both decreased (all P<0.05).(3) Compared with control group, the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time of CPT in every other group increased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group without collateral circulation , the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in groups with AcoA , AcoA+PcoA and primary collateral circulation all decreased significantly; the missed and mistaken scores of group with primary+secondary collateral circulation decreased significanly ( all P<0.05) .Compared with group with PcoA , the missed and mistaken scores of group with AcoA decreased significantly while the missed , mistaken scores and average reaction time of group with AcoA +PcoA all decreased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group with AcoA+PcoA, the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in group with AcoA increased sinificantly ( all P<0.05).Compared with group with secondary collateral circulation , the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in group with primary collateral circulation all decreased significantly ;the missed and mistaken scores in primary+secondary collateral circulation both decreased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .( 4 ) PI positively related to average reaction time in groups with AcoA , primary and secondary collateral circulation ( r=0.441, r=0.364, r=0.552; all P<0.05 ) .PI positively related to missed scores in group with PcoA and group without collateral circulation (r=0.668, r=0.397;all P<0.05).PI also positively related to mistaken scores in the above groups (r=0.509,r=0.480;all P<0.05).Conclusion High PI on the affected side of patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery may reflect impairment of sustained attention function .

Study on relationship among pulsatility index, sustained attention function and collateral circulation in patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship among pulsatility index ( PI) , sustained attention function and collateral circulation in patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery .Methods One hundred and thirty-five patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery were examined by DSA and were divided into different groups according to the type of collateral circulation .Meanwhile, 30 healthy aged people were selected as a control group .The peak systolic velocity ( Vs) , and diastolic velocity ( Vd) , mean velocity ( Vm) and PI of bilateral middle cerebral artery were obtained by TCD .Sustained attention was evaluated by missed and mistaken scores as well as average reaction time of continuous performance test .The results were compared and analyzed.Results (1)According to the type of collateral circulation , 135 patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery were divided into groups with patency of anterior communicating artery (AcoA)(31 cases),posterior communicating artery (PcoA)(20 cases), AcoA+PcoA (19 cases), primary collateral circulation (with AcoA, PcoA and AcoA +PcoA) (70 cases), secondary collateral circulation (including ophthalmic artery, leptomeningeal collateral vessel and new blood vessels ) ( 15 cases ) , primary+secondary collateral circulation ( 13 cases) and group without collateral circulation (37 cases).(2)Compared with control group, Vs,Vd,Vm and PI all decreased significantly in every other group ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group without collateral circulation , Vd of group with AcoA or primary collateral circulation , Vd and Vm of group with AcoA +PcoA all increased significantly;PI of groups with AcoA , AcoA+PcoA, primary collateral circulation and primary +secondary collateral circulation all decreased (all P<0.05).Compared with group with PcoA, PI of groups with AcoA and AcoA +PcoA both decresed significantly (all P<0.05).Compared with group with secondary collateral circulation , Vs,Vd and Vm of group with primary collateral circulation , Vd and Vm of group with primary +secondary collateral circulation all increased significantly; PI of groups with primary collateral circulation and primary +secondary collateral circulation both decreased (all P<0.05).(3) Compared with control group, the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time of CPT in every other group increased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group without collateral circulation , the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in groups with AcoA , AcoA+PcoA and primary collateral circulation all decreased significantly; the missed and mistaken scores of group with primary+secondary collateral circulation decreased significanly ( all P<0.05) .Compared with group with PcoA , the missed and mistaken scores of group with AcoA decreased significantly while the missed , mistaken scores and average reaction time of group with AcoA +PcoA all decreased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .Compared with group with AcoA+PcoA, the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in group with AcoA increased sinificantly ( all P<0.05).Compared with group with secondary collateral circulation , the missed, mistaken scores and average reaction time in group with primary collateral circulation all decreased significantly ;the missed and mistaken scores in primary+secondary collateral circulation both decreased significantly ( all P<0.05 ) .( 4 ) PI positively related to average reaction time in groups with AcoA , primary and secondary collateral circulation ( r=0.441, r=0.364, r=0.552; all P<0.05 ) .PI positively related to missed scores in group with PcoA and group without collateral circulation (r=0.668, r=0.397;all P<0.05).PI also positively related to mistaken scores in the above groups (r=0.509,r=0.480;all P<0.05).Conclusion High PI on the affected side of patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of internal carotid artery may reflect impairment of sustained attention function .