Heron Werner

Ultrasound-based prediction of fetal hyperinsulinemia: development of a fetal metabolic score

OBJECTIVES: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with fetal hyperinsulinemia, excessive adiposity, and adverse perinatal outcomes; sonographic markers of fetal adiposity, liver enlargement, and septal thickening may allow direct assessment of fetal metabolic adaptati...

Reference Ranges for Fetal Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) Using Bidimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A Systematic Review

Background/Objectives: The primary objective was to assess reference intervals for fetal Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) using bidimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), including only prospective studies specifically designed for this purpose. An additional objec...