Fetal cardiac output in monochorionic twins

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 807-812

  Sueters, M ^a   Middeldorp, J M ^a   Lopriore, E ^a   Bokenkamp R ^a   Oepkes, D ^a   Teunissen, K A ^a   Kanhai, H H H ^a   LE Cessie, S ^a   Vandenbussche, F P H A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Echocardiography; Fetus; Laser treatment; Monochorionic twins; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART CYCLE; HEART OUTPUT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; TWINS; ULTRASOUND;

BIOMETRY; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 57349131792     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6230     Document Type: Article

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