The heart-brain interaction in the fetus: Cerebrovascular blood flow in the developing human

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Donofrio, Mary T ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular circulation; Fetal circulation; Fetal echocardiography; Heart defects congenital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 33645929403     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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