Nuchal translucency and congenital heart defects: Heart failure or not?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 30-36

  Simpson, J M ^a   Sharland, G K ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Fetal heart; Fetus; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0034542416     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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