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Umbilical artery flow velocity waveforms and placental resistance: the effects of embolization of the umbilical circulation. 1987

B J Trudinger, and D Stevens, and A Connelly, and J R Hales, and G Alexander, and L Bradley, and A Fawcett, and R S Thompson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.

Embolization of the umbilical placental circulation in fetal lambs was carried out to occlude the small vessels of the placental vascular bed and to observe the effect on the umbilical artery flow and flow velocity waveforms. Thirteen singleton fetuses were studied from day 120 of pregnancy. Embolization was achieved by injecting approximately 9 X 10(6) microspheres of 15 micron diameter into the fetal placental cotyledons along the umbilical arteries over 9 days. Umbilical and uterine flows were measured by radioactive microsphere counting. The umbilical placental resistance was increased (0.25 to 0.35 mm Hg.ml.min-1) by embolization, and there was an increase in the umbilical artery systolic/diastolic ratio. Embolization produced a significant fall in umbilical flow expressed either as total flow (312 to 237 ml.min-1) or when normalized by reference against splanchnic flow (3.36 to 1.53). We conclude that the umbilical artery flow velocity waveform systolic/diastolic ratio measures the reflection coefficient at the peripheral vascular bed (the "resistance vessels") of the placenta.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008863 Microspheres Small uniformly-sized spherical particles, of micrometer dimensions, frequently labeled with radioisotopes or various reagents acting as tags or markers. Latex Beads,Latex Particles,Latex Spheres,Microbeads,Bead, Latex,Beads, Latex,Latex Bead,Latex Particle,Latex Sphere,Microbead,Microsphere,Particle, Latex,Particles, Latex,Sphere, Latex,Spheres, Latex
D010920 Placenta A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (CHORIONIC VILLI) derived from TROPHOBLASTS and a maternal portion (DECIDUA) derived from the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (PLACENTAL HORMONES). Placentoma, Normal,Placentome,Placentas,Placentomes
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012212 Rheology The study of the deformation and flow of matter, usually liquids or fluids, and of the plastic flow of solids. The concept covers consistency, dilatancy, liquefaction, resistance to flow, shearing, thixotrophy, and VISCOSITY. Flowmetry,Velocimetry,Velocimetries
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D014469 Umbilical Arteries Specialized arterial vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry waste and deoxygenated blood from the FETUS to the mother via the PLACENTA. In humans, there are usually two umbilical arteries but sometimes one. Arteries, Umbilical,Artery, Umbilical,Umbilical Artery

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