Subclinical cardiac impairments in fetuses conceived through assisted reproductive technology by speckle tracking echocardiography

Author:

Gao Yipeng1,Deng Youbin1,Huang Peina1,Cheng Xueqing1,Lu Ruirui1,Fan Yating1,Liu Hongyun1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Ultrasound , Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , P.R. China

Abstract

Abstract Objectives To evaluate the changes of cardiac morphology and function in fetuses conceived through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) by speckle tracking echocardiography. Methods A retrospective study was conducted in 101 spontaneously conceived (SC) fetuses and 99 ART-conceived ones. Fetal echocardiography was performed, fetal cardiac morphology and function were analyzed using two-dimensional speckle tracking software, including global sphericity index (GSI), global longitudinal strain (GLS), fractional area change (FAC) of the left and right ventricles, as well as segmental sphericity index (SI), end-diastolic diameter (ED), and fractional shortening (FS) in 24 segments. Results Compared to the SC fetuses, the ART-conceived fetuses exhibited decreased GSI (median [interquartile range], 1.22 [1.16–1.27] vs. 1.18 [1.11–1.24], p=0.007), decreased right ventricular GLS (24.9 [21.5–27.6] vs. 23.2 [20.4–26.8], p=0.026), and decreased right ventricular FAC (mean ± standard deviation, 39.7 ± 6.4 vs. 37.2 ± 7.1, p=0.003). Analysis of the 24 segments showed that ART-conceived fetuses had reduced SI in the apical segments of right ventricle and increased ED in several segments of the right ventricle. Conclusions Fetuses conceived through ART had a more spherical shape of the global heart and predominantly right-sided cardiac remodeling and systolic function impairment.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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