The fetal circulation

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1049-1059

  Kiserud, Torvid ^a,c   Acharya, Ganesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Artery; Blood flow; Circulation; Fetus; Shunt; Vein

Indexed keywords

ACIDEMIA; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS LUNG; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEEP; UMBILICUS; VENOUS RETURN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; HEART SEPTUM; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; VEINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 11144245539     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1062     Document Type: Review

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