Normal Doppler flow velocity waveforms in the fetal ductus arteriosus in the first half of pregnancy.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Ductus arteriosus flow velocity patterns were studied in 298 women between 9 and 25 weeks of gestation using transvaginal or transabdominal Doppler ultrasound. Technically acceptable recordings were first obtained at 11 weeks resulting in 231 women for further analysis. Ductal waveforms show a significant change in shape from early pregnancy to mid-pregnancy, in that end-diastolic velocities are absent until 13 weeks, are present in 50% at 15 weeks and are present in all cases from 17 weeks. Regression analysis demonstrated a statistically significant linear increase with advancing gestational age for all flow velocity parameters except for the pulsatility index which remained stable during the entire study period.