Pregnancy in women with Marfan's Syndrome

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-130

  Lalchandani, S ^a   Wingfield, M ^b  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Complications; Marfan's Syndrome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BONE DISEASE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL GENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PLACENTA DISORDER; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 0041325236     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(03)00151-9     Document Type: Review

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