Fetal cardiac contractility before and after intrauterine transfusion

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 611-617

  Sikkel, E ^a   Klumper, F J C M ^a   Oepkes, D ^a   Teunissen, A K K ^a   Meerman, R H ^a   Le Cessie, S ^a   Kanhai, H H H ^a   Vandenbussche, F P H A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alloimmunization; Cardiac contractility; Fetal anemia; Intrauterine transfusion; Pregnancy; Ventricular shortening fraction

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; BLOOD VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 28144446326     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1996     Document Type: Article

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