Profound hypotension and associated electrocardiographic changes during prolonged cord occlusion in the near term fetal sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 803-810

  Wibbens, Bert ^a,b   Westgate, Jenny A ^a   Bennet, Laura ^a   Roelfsema, Vincent ^a   De Haan, Harmen H ^c   Hunter, Christian J ^d   Gunn, Alistair J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Fetal electrocardiographic monitoring; Sheep; ST segment; T QRS ratio

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INJURY; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REDUCTION; SHEEP; ST SEGMENT; UMBILICAL CORD; WAVEFORM;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSTRICTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETUS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HYPOTENSION; SHEEP; TROPONIN T; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 24344478221     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.058     Document Type: Article

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