Cerebral hemodynamic response to short-term maternal hyperoxygenation in fetuses with borderline small left hearts

Abstract Background Hypoxia delays brain maturation and contributes to neurodevelopmental morbidity in fetuses with congenital heart defects (CHDs). Maternal hyperoxygenation (MH) can, in theory, promote oxygen/nutrient delivery to the fetal brain, owing to an improved heart structure/function and i...

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Main Authors: Shi Zeng, Jiawei Zhou, Qinghai Peng, Wen Deng, Qichang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03103-7