Left ventricular diastolic function during normal pregnancy: Assessment by spectral tissue Doppler imaging

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 789-793

  Fok, W Y ^a   Chan, L Y ^a   Wong, J T ^a   Yu, C M ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diastolic function; Maternal cardiac function; Pregnancy; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYSTOLE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33751252796     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3849     Document Type: Article

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