The effects of maternal indomethacin therapy on human fetal branch pulmonary arterial vascular impedance

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 112-116

  Rasanen, J ^a   Debbs, R H ^a   Wood, D C ^a   Weiner, S ^a   Huhta, J C ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tampa Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Hemodynamics; Physiology; Prostaglandin inhibitors; Pulmonary circulation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033005034     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13020112.x     Document Type: Article

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