Persistent fetal circulation is a condition caused by a failure in the systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation to convert from the antenatal circulation...

the circulatory system is different before and after birth. The fetal circulation is composed of the placenta, umbilical blood vessels encapsulated...

diseases may also be congenital in nature, such as heart defects or persistent fetal circulation, where the circulatory changes that are supposed to happen after...

separate maternal and fetal circulations, and is an important endocrine organ, producing hormones that regulate both maternal and fetal physiology during...

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), or fetal growth restriction, is the poor growth of a fetus while in the womb during pregnancy. IUGR is defined...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol during gestation. FASD affects...

unaffected by the presence of persistent left superior vena cava. If an anomaly is detected during a routine ultrasound, a fetal echocardiogram is performed...

fertilization, in the germinal stage of embryonic development, and continues in fetal development until birth. The term "prenate" is used to describe an unborn...

the result is less than 2:1, the fetal lungs may be deficient in surfactant. The presence of PG usually indicates fetal lung maturity. For the S/A ratio...

pregnancy, it is the fetal heart and not the mother's heart that builds up the fetal blood pressure to drive blood through the fetal circulation. The blood pressure...

be caused by a hemoglobinopathy in the mother which causes persistent elevation of fetal hemoglobin, e.g. sickle cell trait. Comparison with other more...

TNMG (also termed neonatal myasthenia gravis), and its more severe form, fetal acetylcholine receptor inactivation syndrome (i.e., FARIS), is one of the...

Nicolaides, K (Jan 1, 1995). "Assessment of fetal compromise by Doppler ultrasound investigation of the fetal circulation. Arterial, intracardiac, and venous...

is a fetal blood vessel that normally closes soon after birth. This closure is caused by vessel constriction immediately after birth as circulation changes...

per minute. Any rhythm beyond these limits is abnormal and classed as a fetal arrhythmia. These are mainly the result of premature atrial contractions...

"Professor Charles D Meigs (1792-1869) of Philadelphia and persistent fetal circulation" (PDF). Archives of Disease in Childhood. 70 (2): F155 – F156...

remains connected by the ligamentum arteriosum, a remnant of the fetal circulation that is obliterated a few days after birth. In addition to these blood...

"Diagnosis and treatment of fetal cardiac disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association". Circulation. 129 (21): 2183–2242. doi:10...

of cerebrovascular system 747.82 Spinal vessel anomaly 747.83 Persistent fetal circulation 747.9 Unspecified congenital anomaly of circulatory system 748...

bilirubin metabolism, immature gut microbiota, and increased breakdown of fetal hemoglobin (HbF). Breast milk jaundice is caused by an increased concentration...

the absence of the ductus arteriosus, an overriding aorta, and fetal cardiac circulation where blood was redirected to the aorta from the pulmonary artery...

are those of the pulmonary and fetal circulations which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In the systemic circulation, arteries carry oxygenated blood...

smaller and weaker the heart. Preterm fetuses switch from fetal circulation to postnatal circulation before the left ventricle is completed, resulting in an...

leaked into the maternal circulation can be measured as it has high sensitivity for detecting breach in the maternal-fetal circulation. C3 and C4 levels-significantly...

18% prevalence, is persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. This results when the circulation does not transition from fetal to newborn configuration...

920 – tricuspid atresia MeSH C16.131.240.400.929 – truncus arteriosus, persistent MeSH C16.131.240.670 – pulmonary atresia MeSH C16.131.240.700 – scimitar...

left atrium and away from the right ventricle. Before birth, the fetal circulation directs oxygen-rich blood returning from the placenta to mix with...

circulation, giving the skin a bluish color and causing the baby to appear cyanotic. Infants with these types of heart defects may have a persistent bluish...

parvovirus B19, possible complications can include miscarriage or intrauterine fetal death. Additionally, infected adults have been documented to develop arthralgias...

artery, or ciliary artery blood flow, leading to a decrease in retinal circulation which, in turn, causes retinal hypoxia. While, most commonly, emboli...