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This is a prospective observational cohort study conducted at Beijing Anzhen Hospital. The study aims to establish reference ranges of heart sound and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters for both mothers and fetuses. It seeks to develop early warning models for maternal adverse cardiac events, fetal congenital heart disease progression, and autoimmune-related fetal heart block, thereby building a comprehensive maternal-fetal integrated risk stratification system.
Perinatal cardiovascular health poses significant threats to maternal and fetal safety. Pregnancy-associated heart disease remains the leading cause of non-obstetric maternal mortality in China. While conventional assessments rely on static and intermittent monitoring, dynamic changes in cardiac function during pregnancy often go undetected, leading to missed opportunities for early intervention.
Fetal congenital heart disease (CHD) and autoimmune-related fetal complete heart block (CHB) are major causes of adverse perinatal outcomes. Current diagnostic methods, primarily relying on fetal echocardiography, struggle to detect early electrophysiological abnormalities, resulting in delayed warning times.
This study integrates non-invasive wearable technology to dynamically collect maternal-fetal heart sound and ECG signals. It aims to establish normal reference standards, screen sensitive early warning indicators, construct predictive models for perinatal adverse events, and finally develop a clinical risk stratification workflow. Signal acquisition was initiated at the following gestational ages: fECG from approximately 12 weeks of gestation, fPCG from approximately 16 weeks of gestation, and maternal signals (mECG and mPCG) from the time of enrollment. All signals were acquired serially until delivery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnant Women with Heart Disease | This group includes pregnant women with pre-existing cardiac conditions (e.g., congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia). They undergo serial non-invasive monitoring of cardiac function (via heart sound and ECG) throughout pregnancy and postpartum to identify early signs of decompensation. | ||
| Healthy Pregnant Women (Control) | This control group includes pregnant women without known cardiac disease, matched for age and gestational age. They undergo the same non-invasive cardiac monitoring protocol as the study group to establish baseline reference values. | ||
| Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) | This group includes fetuses diagnosed with congenital heart disease via prenatal ultrasound. Serial non-invasive monitoring (via fetal ECG and heart sound) is performed to track disease progression and identify early signs of hemodynamic compromise. | ||
| Fetuses of Anti-Ro/SSA Positive Mothers | This high-risk group includes fetuses of mothers with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, who are at increased risk of developing congenital heart block. Serial fetal ECG monitoring is performed from 16 weeks of gestation to detect early signs of atrioventricular conduction abnormalities. | ||
| Healthy Singleton Fetuses (Control) | This control group includes fetuses with normal cardiac anatomy on prenatal ultrasound, matched for gestational age. They undergo the same non-invasive monitoring protocol as the study groups to establish normal reference values for fetal cardiac parameters. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Maternal Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) | Composite endpoint including cardiac death, cardiac arrest, heart failure requiring hospitalization, sustained ventricular arrhythmia, stroke, myocardial infarction, and aortic dissection occurring during the study period. | From study enrollment to 6 weeks postpartum |
| Fetal Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) Progression | Composite endpoint including fetal hemodynamic deterioration, right ventricular dysfunction, hydrops fetalis, or delivery before 37 weeks due to worsening CHD, as assessed by serial fetal echocardiography. | From first signal acquisition (fECG at 12 weeks, fPCG at 16 weeks) until delivery or withdrawal, with serial fetal echocardiography throughout; assessed up to 28 weeks. |
| Autoimmune-Related Fetal Complete Heart Block (CHB) | Development of second-degree or third-degree atrioventricular block in fetuses of anti-SSA/SSB antibody-positive mothers, detected by serial fetal ECG monitoring. | From 16 weeks of gestation to delivery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Emergency Cesarean Section Due to Cardiac Indications | Unplanned cesarean delivery performed due to maternal cardiac decompensation, refractory arrhythmia, or fetal distress related to cardiac disease. | From study enrollment until the date of delivery or study withdrawal, whichever came first, assessed up to approximately 34 weeks. |
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This study population consists of pregnant women aged 18-45 years with singleton pregnancies, including those with pregnancy-associated heart disease, anti-Ro/SSA antibody positivity, and healthy controls, and their fetuses, enrolled at Beijing Anzhen Hospital.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yihua he | Contact | +86 18910778673 | yihuaheecho@163.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Beijing An Hospital, Capital Medical University | Beijing | 100011 | China |
The individual participant data (IPD) from this study will not be shared publicly due to patient privacy regulations, institutional review board requirements, and the sensitive nature of maternal and fetal health data.
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| Preterm Birth |
Delivery occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, including spontaneous preterm labor and medically indicated preterm delivery. |
| At delivery |
| Low Birth Weight | Birth weight less than 2500 grams, as measured at delivery. | At delivery |
| Multimodal cardiac signal acquisition feasibility and fetal cardiac acoustic feature characterization | Including: (1) four-channel simultaneous signal acquisition success rate; (2) signal quality metrics for mECG, fECG, mPCG, and fPCG; (3) quantitative differences in fPCG acoustic features between CHD-affected and normal fetuses, as assessed by algorithm analysis. | From study enrollment until delivery or study withdrawal, whichever came first, assessed up to approximately 28 weeks |