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  • Title: Effects of umbilical arterial resistance on its arterial blood flow velocity waveforms.
    Author: Mine M, Nishio J, Nakai Y, Imanaka M, Ogita S.
    Journal: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand; 2001 Apr; 80(4):307-10. PubMed ID: 11264603.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: We propose to clarify the effect of umbilical arterial resistance on umbilical arterial blood flow patterns in normal pregnant women. SUBJECTS: Pulsed Doppler examination was administered to 145 pregnant women of between 28 and 31 weeks of normal gestation without any prenatal complications. METHODS: The arterial flow velocity waveforms from two different arteries, one in the intra-abdominal portion and the other at the placental insertion, were sampled with the color flow mapping method, and the peak systolic velocity and the resistance index were calculated. RESULTS: The peak systolic velocity and resistance index on the placental side were significantly lower than those of the fetal side. CONCLUSION: A major difference exists between the umbilical arterial flow velocity waveforms on the fetal and placental sides, which might be caused by difference in the umbilical arterial resistance.
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