J Clin Ultrasound. 2024 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/jcu.23790. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the fetal modified (mod)-myocardial performance index (MPI) for fetal cardiac function in placenta percreta (PPC) pregnancies with placenta previa (PP) and assess neonatal outcomes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 104 pregnant women: 52 with PPC and 52 as the control group. Mod-MPI measurements and neonatal outcomes were evaluated in all cases.
RESULTS: The PPC group had a significantly lower left ejection time (p = 0.044) and significantly higher mod-MPI (p = 0.001) than the control group. The optimal mod-MPI predictive cut-off value at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission in the PPC group was 0.53 with 53.8% specificity and 88.5% sensitivity (p = 0.019). The optimal mod-MPI predictive cut-off value at the 5th APGAR score below 7 in the PPC group was 0.55 with a specificity of 67.7% and a sensitivity of 76.2% (p = 0.016).
CONCLUSION: Fetal MPI was higher in pregnant women with PPC compared to the control group. Among the PPC cases, those with MPI above a certain predictive level showed more frequent NICU admissions and lower APGAR scores.
PMID:39240191 | DOI:10.1002/jcu.23790
