The unrecognized physiological and clinical significance of the fetal aortic isthmus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 441-447

  Fouron, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA STENOSIS; BRAIN CIRCULATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EDITORIAL; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIAPHRAGM; FETUS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PLACENTA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0345059278     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.911     Document Type: Editorial

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