Venous Doppler in the sonographic surveillance of fetuses with supraventricular tachycardia

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Gembruch, Ulrich ^a   Krapp, Martin ^a   Germer, Ute ^a   Baumann, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Doppler sonography; Fetal echocardiography; Hydrops; Supraventricular tachycardia; Venous blood flow

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; METILDIGOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0033066288     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(98)00328-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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