Gestational‐age‐adjusted reference values for the modified myocardial performance index for evaluation of fetal left cardiac function

It has been shown that the modified myocardial performance index (Mod‐MPI) is associated with higher reproducibility than conventional MPI because it uses mitral and aortic valve ‘clicks’ to calculate each time period. We aimed to construct normal reference values for the Mod‐MPI after 19 weeks' gestation.

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