Effect of low-dose aspirin treatment on vascular resistance in the uterine, uteroplacental, renal and umbilical arteries - A prospective longitudinal study on a high risk population with persistent notch in the uterine arteries

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-30

  Zimmermann, Peter ^a,b   Eiriö, Vuokko ^a   Koskinen, Juhani ^a   Niemi, Kyrö ^a   Nyman, Ralf ^a   Kujansuu, Erkki ^c   Ranta, Tapio ^a  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b University Hospital ^*  (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasound; Low dose aspirin treatment; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DISPERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031081039     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(96)00203-0     Document Type: Article

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