Effects of red cell transfusion on pulmonary blood flow and right ventricular systolic time intervals in neonates

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 553-556

  Nelle, M ^a   Hoecker, C ^a   Linderkamp, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaemia of prematurity; Circulation; Premature infants; Pulmonary artery pressure; Pulmonary blood flow; Right ventricular systolic time intervals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE KINETICS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0030820769     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050661     Document Type: Article

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