Impact of congenital heart disease on cerebrovascular blood flow dynamics in the fetus

Neurological abnormalities are present in some children after repair of congenital heart disease (CHD). Recently, structural brain abnormalities have been identified in infants prior to cardiac surgery. By altering in utero blood flow patterns, the type of CHD may impact upon cerebrovascular flow dynamics prior to birth. We sought to determine whether left‐ and right‐sided obstructive congenital heart lesions modify cerebrovascular flow dynamics in the fetus.

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