Neural and cardiac injury markers in fetal growth restriction and their relation to perinatal outcomes
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Year 2019, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: To compare the levels of umbilical cord blood Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE) and troponin T and venous blood gas samples between healthy newborns and growth-retarded fetuses with impaired Doppler velocity or low APGAR scores. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective cohort study. The study group comprised 26 patients with intrauterine growth restriction and pathologic Doppler symptoms, and the control group included 24 healthy fetuses. Umbilical cord blood and blood gas samples were taken from all patients. The blood samples were centrifuged and sent to a laboratory to study NSE and troponin T Perinatal outcomes were evaluated from the medical records of the newborns. Results: Both groups were similar in terms of demographic characteristics. Fetuses with fetal growth restriction (FGR) were born earlier and had lower APGAR scores than the study group. Chronic hypoxemic fetuses in the study group had lower cord pH and HCO3 levels. Further, troponin T levels were higher in the study group than in the control group. There were no major differences in Doppler velocity measurements. Conclusion: It has been understood that cardiac and neuronal injury detection on fetuses with FGR, troponin T, and NSE are indicators that can be used. In the literature there are studies with heterogeneous paradigms using different indicators to find neuronal injury. As a result of this study, it is clear that to assess neonatal prognosis, wider-scoped and comparative studies will provide more information about the subject.
Authors and Affiliations
Betül Yakıştıran, Doruk Cevdi Katlan, Tuncay Yüce, Acar Koç
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