Dilation of the ductus venosus by stent implantation increases placental blood perfusion in fetal sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 138.e1-138.e6

  Tchirikov, Michael ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ductus venosus; placental blood perfusion; stent

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; EWE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN DILATATION;

EID: 37349091586     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.066     Document Type: Article

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