Initial Fetal Cardiovascular Profile Score Predicts Recipient Twin Outcome in Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1105-1108

  Shah, Amy D ^a,b   Border, William L ^a,b   Crombleholme, Timothy M ^a   Michelfelder, Erik C ^a,b  

^a General Thoracic and Fetal Surgery   (United States)

^b Heart Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal cardiovascular profile score; Fetal echocardiography; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; SURVIVAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TWINS;

EID: 53149135808     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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