Randomised controlled trial of methyldopa and isradipine in preeclampsia - Effects on uteroplacental and fetal hemodynamics

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-184

  Montan, Sven ^a   Anandakumar, Chinnaiya ^a   Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam ^a   Ingemarsson, Ingemar ^a   Ratnam, Shan S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Fetal heart; Hypertension; Isradipine; Methyldopa

Indexed keywords

ISRADIPINE; METHYLDOPA;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030002947     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpme.1996.24.2.177     Document Type: Article

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