Systemic haemodynamics in infants with vein of Galen malformation: Assessment and basis for therapy

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 460-463

  Patel, N ^a   Mills, J F ^a   Cheung, M M H ^a   Loughnan, P M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DESCENDING AORTA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FISTULA; GALEN VEIN; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CEREBRAL VEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 34447096984     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211752     Document Type: Article

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