Echocardiography in intrauterine growth restriction

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 796-803

  Rasanen, Juha ^a   Debbs, Robert H ^a   Huhta, James C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Tampa Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FUNCTION; HEART PRELOAD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; REVIEW; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; FETUS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031429205     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199712000-00014     Document Type: Review

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