Factor II:C activity and uterine artery Doppler evaluation to improve the early prediction of pre-eclampsia on women with gestational hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-146

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   D'Aniello, Gemma ^a   Sabatini, Laura ^b   Severi, Filiberto M ^a   Fineschi, Daniela ^b   Bocchi, Caterina ^a   Reis, Fernando M ^c   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circulation; Doppler; Factor II:C; Hypertension; Maternal RI; Placenta; Pregnancy; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

FACTOR II:C; PROTHROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 12344333401     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200501000-00024     Document Type: Article

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