Intracardiac pressures in the human fetus

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-63

  Johnson, P ^a   Maxwell, D J ^b   Tynan, M J ^b   Allan, L D ^c  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetus; Ventricular pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033933412     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.1.59     Document Type: Article

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