Search for dissertations about: "fetal echocardiography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words fetal echocardiography.

  2. 1. Cardiovascular function and biomarkers in women with preeclampsia

    Author : Rangeen Rafik Hamad; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Preeclampsia; endothelial function; FMD; thrombin; microparticle; menstrual cycle; ventricular diastolic function; echocardiography; NT-pro-BNP; cystatin C; CRP; inflammation; hemostasis; Pentraxin 3; angiogenesis; pregnancy; follow-up;

    Abstract : Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a multisystem disorder peculiar to human pregnancy and characterized by the onset of hypertension and proteinuria after the 20th week of gestation. The pathophysiology of this disorder is still not clear. READ MORE

  4. 2. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) : outcomes with special reference to cardiovascular function

    Author : Cecilia Pegelow Halvorsen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Fetal environment has become a subject for increasing interest when studying health and disease in adults. Monozygous (MZ) twins, especially gestations complicated with twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), offer a unique opportunity to study adverse developmental programming of the cardiovascular system. READ MORE

  5. 3. The role of Ro52 autoantibodies in congenital heart block

    Author : Stina Salomonsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Autoantibodies; Ro52; congenital heart block CHB ; Sjögren s syndrome SS ; autoimmunity; inflammation; autoantigen; germinal center GC ;

    Abstract : The presence of B cells producing autoantibodies is a common feature of many autoimmune conditions. The pathogenic role of the autoantibodies is often unclear, but they often serve as diagnostic markers and may be used as prognostic tools in some diseases. READ MORE

  6. 4. Effects of prenatal IL-6 exposure and hyperinsulinemia on neuroendocrine regulation

    Author : Anne-Maj Samuelsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : interleukin-6; intrauterine exposure; HPA-axis; RAS; hippocampus; spatial learning; hypertension; insulin signaling; cardiac hypertrophy;

    Abstract : Prenatal exposure to infection is associated with several neuroendocrine disorders. We therefore wanted to elucidate if cytokines, generated in response to maternal infection, play a key mechanistic role in this associations. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cardiovascular function in 6-year-old children born extremely preterm

    Author : Lilly-Ann Mohlkert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In western countries, approximately 6 to 12 per cent of all pregnancies end preterm, i.e., before 37 weeks of gestation. After the introduction of antenatal corticosteroids, surfactant therapy and neonatal intensive care, survival rates after preterm birth have increased markedly worldwide. READ MORE