Influence of chronic intrauterine exposure to alcohol on structurally normal hearts

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-188

  Krasemann, Thomas ^a,b   Klingebiel, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac development; Echocardiography; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SHORT QT INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34247250704     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951107000224     Document Type: Article

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