Effects of transdermal nitroglycerin on impedance to flow in the uterine, umbilical, and fetal middle cerebral arteries in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 140-145

  Cacciatore, B ^a   Halmesmaki, E ^a   Kaaja, R ^a   Teramo, K ^a   Ylikorkala, O ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Doppler ultrasonography; Fetus; Nitroglycerin; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0031872943     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70264-9     Document Type: Article

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