Retrograde aortic isthmus net blood flow and human fetal cardiac function in placental insufficiency

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-357

  Makikallio K ^a   Jouppila, P ^a   Rasanen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus; Doppler; Fetal echocardiography; Fetal growth restriction; Placental insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HUMAN; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TRICUSPID VALVE; WAVEFORM;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; SYSTOLE; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0142074671     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.232     Document Type: Article

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