Effect of Antenatal Steroid on Pulmonary Artery Blood Flow

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of administering antenatal steroids in term fetuses on the blood flow in the fetal pulmonary artery, and to correlate these findings with clinical data obtained after birth documenting respiratory disorders.

Timeline

Start

2017-01

Primary completion

2018-04

Completion

2018-05

Publications

• Background Bartha JL, Largo-Heinrich M, Machado MJ, Gonzalez-Bugatto F, Hervias-Vivancos B. Effects of antenatal betamethasone on human fetal branch pulmonary artery flow velocity waveforms. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008;23(1):46-53. doi: 10.1159/000109226. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

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