Spontaneous hypoxia in multiple pregnancies is associated with early fetal decompensation and enhanced T-wave elevation during brief repeated cord occlusion in near-term fetal sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1526-1533

  Westgate, Jenny A ^a   Wassink, Guido ^a   Bennet, Laura ^a   Gunn, Alistair Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fetus; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS MONITORING; HEART FAILURE; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SHEEP; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TWINS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 25844452027     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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