Intrauterine growth retardation and fetal cardiac function

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-19

  Severi, Filiberto Maria ^a   Rizzo, G ^b   Bocchi, C ^a   D'Antona, D ^c   Verzuri, M S ^a   Arduini, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler velocimetry; Fetal cardiac function; Hemodynamic balance; Intrauterine growth retardation; Uteroplacental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HEART; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0034105936     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000020969     Document Type: Article

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