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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">J Reprod Infert</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij001</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Reproduction &amp; Infertility</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2228-5482</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2251-676X</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">jri140284</article-id>
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        <article-title>The Effect of Fetal Intrauterine Blood Transfusion on Ductal Arterial Blood Flow Velocity and Cardiac Output Changes in Fetuses with Rhesus Alloimmunization-Related Anemia </article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Sahebdel</surname><given-names>Behrokh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Hematian</surname><given-names>Mohammad Nasir</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Perinatology and Fetal Cardiology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Heidary</surname><given-names>Zohreh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Vali-E-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Family Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rahimi-Sharbaf</surname><given-names>Fatemeh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Golshahi</surname><given-names>Fatemeh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shirazi</surname><given-names>Mahboobeh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Saedi</surname><given-names>Nafiseh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Mahdavi Omran</surname><given-names>Faezeh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of medical sciences, Babol, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Moradi</surname><given-names>Zahra</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Rezaei</surname><given-names>Sodabeh</given-names></name></contrib><aff>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yas Hospital complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</aff></contrib-group>
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      <volume>26</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>248</fpage>
      <lpage>255</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>1</day>
          <month>8</month>
          <year>2025</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>27</day>
          <month>12</month>
          <year>2026</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;Background: Echocardiographic indicators may be useful as an alternative method to determine the appropriate time for intervention, especially when Doppler assessment of the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity (MCA-PSV) is inconclusive. In this study, arterial duct blood flow and cardiac output of fetuses with Rh alloimmunization-related anemia were compared before and after intrauterine transfusion (IUT).&lt;br /&gt;
Methods: Fifty intrauterine blood transfusions were performed on anemic fetuses in this study. All cases were attributed to Rh alloimmunization, detected with MCA-PSV Doppler ultrasound imaging assessments. They all underwent intrauterine blood transfusion and echocardiographic assessments a day before and 24 &lt;em&gt;hr&lt;/em&gt; after the procedure. The measured cardiac indices included the velocity time integral (VTI) of the aortic and pulmonary valves, the ductus arteriosus acceleration-to-ejection time (AT/ET) ratio, and the MCA-PSV. Analyses were performed in SPSS v24 (p&amp;lt;0.05) using paired t-tests for mean differences and Pearson&amp;rsquo;s correlation for associations between continuous variables.&lt;br /&gt;
Results: Aortic and pulmonary valve VTI, MCA-PSV, and ductus arteriosus AT/ET ratio significantly decreased after intrauterine blood transfusion (p&amp;lt;0.001). The aortic valve VTI and ductus arteriosus accurately detected anemia, with areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of 99.9% and 98.9%, respectively.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Conclusion: All the measured parameters showed significant changes after intrauterine blood transfusion. Aortic valve VTI and ductus arteriosus AT/ET ratio seem to have the highest accuracy in detecting anemia. Echocardiographic assessment can be beneficial in defining the appropriate time for intrauterine blood transfusion in cases where MCA-PSV is inefficient.&lt;/p&gt;

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