A preliminary study of the application of the transductal velocity ratio for assessing persistent ductus arteriosus

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages

  Davies, M W ^a   Betheras, F R ^a   Swaminathan, M ^a  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Persistent ductus arteriosus; Prematurity; Transductal velocity ratio

Indexed keywords

AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034106170     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.82.3.f195     Document Type: Article

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