Decidual vasculopathy and extensive placental infarction in a patient with repeated thromboembolic accidents, recurrent fetal loss, and a lupus anticoagulant

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1982, Pages 829-834

  de Wolf, F ^a   Carreras, L O ^a   Moerman, P ^a   Vermylen, J ^b   Van Assche, A ^b   Renaer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTACYCLIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; DECIDUA; FATALITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; NORMAL VALUE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL ARTERY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0020035790     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(16)32527-3     Document Type: Article

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