Variable umbilical artery end-diastolic frequency is associated with arterio-arterial anastomosis [5]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 626-

  Wee, L Y ^a   Taylor, M J O ^a   Talbert, D ^a   Fisk, N M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; FETUS; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0037636467     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.175     Document Type: Letter

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2. Taylor MJO, Cox P, Wee LY, Fisk NM. Variable umbilical artery end diastolic frequency in monochorionic twins is due to retrograde transmission from an arterio-arterial anastomosis. Submitted for publication in Placenta.
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4. Wee LY, Taylor M, Vanderheyden T, Talbert D, Fisk N. Transmitted arterio-arterial anastomosis waveforms causing cyclically intermittent absent/reversed end-diastolic umbilical artery flow in monochorionic twins. Placenta 2003; (in press).
5. Taylor MJ, Denbow ML, Tanawattanacharoen S, Gannon C, Cox PM, Fisk NM. Doppler detection of arterio-arterial anastomoses in monochorionic twins: feasibility and clinical application. Hum Reprod 2000; 15(7): 1632-1636.