Evaluation of the fetal coronary circulation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 405-412

  Baschat, A A ^a   Gembruch, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Coronary sinus; Doppler; Echocardiography; Fetal surveillance; Human fetus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CENTRAL VEIN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY SINUS BLOOD FLOW; COUNSELING; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEART INJURY; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; FETUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 0036033108     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00798.x     Document Type: Review

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