Validation of the fetal myocardial performance index in the second and third trimesters of gestation Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: To test the validity of the myocardial performance index (MPI) and its components against the more conventional methods of fetal cardiac function assessment: the ejection fraction (EF) for systolic function and the E/A index (ratio of transmitral flow during early (E) ventricular filling to flow during atrial (A) contraction) for diastolic function, both in a normal population and in a population at risk for cardiac failure ...