Atypical ductus venosus blood flow pattern in fetuses with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 180-182

  Smrcek, J M ^a   Krapp, M ^a   Axt Fliedner, R ^a   Kohl, T ^b   Geipel, A ^b   Diedrich, K ^a   Gembruch, U ^b   Berg, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ductus venosus; Ebstein's anomaly; Fetus; Prenatal; Rhabdomyoma; Supraventricular tachycardia; Tricuspid valve dysplasia; Tricuspid valve regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; RHABDOMYOMA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 27544432403     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1950     Document Type: Article

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