Idiopathic premature closure of the ductus arteriosus: An indication for early delivery

Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 650-652

  Soslow, Jonathan H ^a   Friedberg, Mark K ^b   Silverman, Norman H ^c,d  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus; Ductus constriction; Fetal echocardiography; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DELIVERY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS OBLITERATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; MECONIUM; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST;

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 45549089247     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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