Cardiac defects in chromosomally normal fetuses with abnormal ductus venosus blood flow at 10-14 weeks

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 307-310

  Matias, A ^a,b   Huggon, I ^a   Areias, J C ^b   Montenegro, N ^b   Nicolaides, K H ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiac defects; Doppler; Ductus venosus; Fetal heart; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LIVER; NECK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0033377885     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.14050307.x     Document Type: Article

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