Modified myocardial performance index for evaluation of fetal cardiac function in pre-eclampsia

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-57

  Api, O ^a,c   Balcin Emeksiz, M ^a   Api, M ^b   Ugurel V ^a   Unal, O ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetal cardiac function; Modified myocardial performance index; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149504185     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6272     Document Type: Article

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