In utero development of hypertensive necrotizing pulmonary arterial lesions: Report of a case associated with premature closure of the ductus arteriosus and pulmonary hypoplasia

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-47

  Oyer, Calvin E ^a   Feit, Lloyd R ^a   Rogers, Beverly B ^b   Kuhn, Charles ^c,d  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MITRAL VALVE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STILLBIRTH;

ARTERITIS; DISEASES IN TWINS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG; NECROSIS; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ARTERY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0034594452     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(99)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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