'Cor placentale': Placental intervillus/intravillus blood flow mismatch is the pathophysiological mechanism in severe intrauterine growth restriction due to uteroplacental disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 354-357

  Sebire, N J ^a   Talbert, D ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0034824255     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1347     Document Type: Article

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