Doppler-derived parameters of diastolic left ventricular function in preterm infants with a birth weight <1500 g: Reference values and differences to term infants

Early Human Development

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-114

  Schmitz, Lothar ^a,c   Stiller, Brigitte ^b   Pees, Christiane ^a   Koch, Heike ^a   Xanthopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Lange, Peter ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Doppler; Preterm infants; Reference values; Term infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1642456552     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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