Acute premature constriction of the ductus arteriosus after maternal self-medication with nimesulide

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-38

  Prefumo, Federico ^a   Marasini, Maurizio ^a   De Biasio, Pierangela ^a   Venturini, Pier Luigi ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus; Fetal heart rate; Nimesulide; Premature ductal constriction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

NIMESULIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BACK PAIN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREMATURE DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS CONSTRICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SELF MEDICATION; SULFONAMIDES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 47549112145     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000132403     Document Type: Article

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