Measuring left ventricular myocardial performance index in fetuses

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 919-921

  Raboisson, Marie Josée ^a   Bourdages, Macha ^a   Fouron, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0037378097     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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