Fetal transesophageal echocardiography: Clinical introduction as a monitoring tool during cardiac intervention in a human fetus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 780-785

  Kohl, T ^a,b   Muller A ^a   Tchatcheva, K ^a   Achenbach, S ^b   Gembruch, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Catheterization; Fetal intervention; Fetal surgery; Fetoscopy; Restrictive atrial septum; Ultrasound catheter

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; HEART; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SURVIVAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 29144444044     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2625     Document Type: Article

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