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FGR was defined as an estimated fetal weight below \u2212\u20092.0\u2009S.D. with an elevated UA-PI. Time interval assessments of DV-FVW were as follows: the duration of systolic wave was divided by the duration of diastolic wave and defined as DV-S\/D. We also measured the following time intervals of ventricular inflow through tricuspid valve (TV) and mitral valve (MV): (iii), from the second peak of ventricular inflow caused by atrial contraction (A-wave) to the opening of atrio-ventricular valves and: (iv), from the opening of atrio-ventricular valves to the peak of A-wave. (iii)\/(iv) was expressed as TV-S\/D and MV-S\/D, for TV and MV, respectively. The time interval data were transformed into z-scores.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Thirty-one FGR fetuses were included in this study. Both DV-PI and DV-S\/D showed significant correlation with UA-pH (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u2009\u2212\u20090.677, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u2009&lt;\u20090.001 and <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.489, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.005 for DV-PI and z-score of DV-S\/D, respectively) and more significances were observed in FGR\u2009\u2264\u200928\u2009+\u20096 gestational weeks (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u2009\u2212\u20090.819, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u20090.001 and <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.726, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.005, for DV-PI and z-score of DV-S\/D, respectively) than in FGR\u2009&gt;\u200928\u2009+\u20096 gestational weeks (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u2009\u2212\u20090.634, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.007 and <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.635, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20090.020, for DV-PI and z-score of DV-S\/D, respectively). On the other hand, TV-S\/D and MV-S\/D showed no significant correlation with UA-pH, although these z-scores indicated significant decreases compared with normal references.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Time interval analysis of DV-FVW might be a valuable parameter, as well as DV-PI, for the antenatal prediction of fetal acidemia in the management of FGR fetuses.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12884-021-04115-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,4]],"date-time":"2021-10-04T16:30:55Z","timestamp":1633365055000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Time interval analysis of ductus venosus and cardiac cycles in relation with umbilical artery pH at birth in fetal growth restriction"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Tomoki","family":"Suekane","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9268-2747","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daisuke","family":"Tachibana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yasushi","family":"Kurihara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natsuko","family":"Yokoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naomi","family":"Seo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kohei","family":"Kitada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mie","family":"Tahara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Akihiro","family":"Hamuro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Takuya","family":"Misugi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Akemi","family":"Nakano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Masayasu","family":"Koyama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"4115_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"769","DOI":"10.1002\/uog.17433","volume":"49","author":"W Ganzevoort","year":"2017","unstructured":"Ganzevoort W, Mensing Van Charante N, et al. 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