Transvaginal uterine and umbilical artery Doppler examination of 12-16 weeks and the subsequent development of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-100

  Harrington, K ^a   Goldfrad, C ^b   Carpenter, R G ^b   Campbell, S ^c  

^a HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doppler; Intrauterine growth retardation; Pre eclampsia; Umbilical artery; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY;

FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UTERUS;

EID: 0030946284     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09020094.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Pijnenborg, R., Dixon, G., Robertson, W. B. and Brosens, I. (1980). Trophoblastic invasion of human decidua from 8-18 weeks of pregnancy. Placenta, 1, 3-19
2. Andrew Combs, C. S., Katz, M. A., Kitzmiller, J. L. and Brescia, R. J. (1993). Experimental preeclampsia produced by chronic constriction of the lower aorta: validation with longitudinal blood pressure measurements in conscious rhesus monkeys. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 169, 215-23
3. Zemel, M. B., Zemel, P. C. and Berry, S. (1990). Altered platelet calcium metabolism as an early predictor of increased peripheral vascular resistance and preeclampsia in urban black women. N. Engl. J. Med., 323, 434-8
4. Baker, P. N. and Broughton-Pipkin, F. (1992). Serial measurements of platelet angiotensin II binding in two patients who developed pregnancy induced hypertension. Case reports. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 167, 487-8
5. Lorentzen, B., Drevon, C. A., Endresen, M. J. and Henriksen, T. (1995). Fatty acid pattern of esterified and free fatty acids in sera of women with normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancy. Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol., 102, 530-7
6. Deutinger, J., Rudelstorfer, R. and Bernaschek, G. (1988). Vaginographic velocimetry of both main uterine arteries by visual recognition and pulsed Doppler method. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 159, 1072-6
7. Jaffe, R. and Warsof, S. (1991). Transvaginal color Doppler imaging in the assessment of uteroplacental blood flow in the normal first trimester pregnancy. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 164, 781-5
8. Jurkovic, D., Jauniaux, E., Kurjak, A., Hustin, J., Campbell, S. and Nicolaides, K. H. (1991). Transvaginal color Doppler assessment of the uteroplacental circulation in early pregnancy. Obstet. Gynecol., 77, 365-9
9. Thaler, I., Manor, D., Itskovitz, J., Rottem, S., Levit, N., Timor-Tritsch, I. and Brandes, J. M. (1991). Changes in uterine blood flow in pregnancy. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 162, 121-5
10. Arduini, D., Rizzo, G. and Romanini, C. (1991). Doppler ultrasonography in early pregnancy does not predict adverse pregnancy outcome. Ultrasound Obstet. Gynecol., 1, 180-5
11. van den Elsen, H. J., Cohen-Overbeek, T. E., Grobbee, D. E., Quarterro, R. W. P. and Wladimiroff, J.W. (1995). Early uterine artery Doppler velocimetry and the outcome of pregnancy in women aged 35 years and older. Ultrasound Obstet. Gynecol., 5, 328-33
12. Bower, S., Bewley, S. and Campbell, S. (1993). Improved prediction of preeclampsia by two stage screening of uterine arteries using the early diastolic notch and color Doppler imaging. Obstet. Gynecol., 82, 78-83
13. Harrington, K. and Campbell, S. (1995). The uterine circulation in pregnancy. In Harrington, K. and Campbell, S. (eds.) A Colour Atlas of Doppler Ultrasonography in Obstetrics, pp. 35-46. (London: Arnold)
14. Sibai, B. M., Caritis, S. N., Thom, E., Klebonaff, M., McNellis, D., Rocco, L. and Paul, S. (1993). Prevention of pre-eclampsia: low dose aspirin in healthy, nulliparous pregnant women. N. Engl. J. Med., 329, 1213-18
15. Yudkin, P. L., Aboualfa, M., Eyre, J. A., Redman, C. W. and Wilkinson, A. R. (1987). New birth weight and head circumference centiles for gestational ages 24-42 weeks. Early Hum. Dev., 15, 45-52
16. SAS (1995). Language Guide for Personal Computers V.6. (Cay, North Carolina: SAS Institute)
17. Strigini, F. A., Lencioni, G., De Luca, G., Lombardo, M., Bianchi, F. and Genazzani, A. R. (1995). Uterine artery velocimetry and spontaneous preterm delivery. Obstet. Gynecol., 85, 374-7
18. Talbert, D. G. (1995). Uterine flow waveform shape as an indicator of maternal and placental development failure mechanisms: a model-based synthesizing approach. Ultrasound Obstet. Gynecol., 6, 261-71
19. Muller, F., Savey, L., Le Fiblec, B., Bussieres, L., Ndayizamba, G., Colau, J. C. and Giraudet, P. (1996). Maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin level at fifteen weeks is a predictor for pre-eclampsia. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 175, 37-40
20. Nicolaides, K. H., Azar, G., Byrne, D., Mansur, C. and Marks, K. (1992). Fetal nuchal translucency: ultrasound screening for chromosomal defects in the first trimester of pregnancy. Br. Med. J., 304, 867-8
21. Rottem, S., Bronshtein, M., Thaler, I. and Brandes, J. M. (1989). First trimester transvaginal sonographic diagnosis of fetal anomalies. Lancet, 1, 444-6