Abnormal maternal cardiac function precedes the clinical manifestation of fetal growth restriction

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Vasapollo, B ^a,b   Valensise, H ^a   Novelli, G P ^a,c   Altomare, F ^a   Galante, A ^a   Arduini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c Umberto I Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Fetal growth restriction; Hemodynamics; Pregnancy; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HEMODYNAMIC PHENOMENA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 3142740772     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1095     Document Type: Article

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