Evidence for impaired physiological decrease in the uteroplacental vascular resistance in pregnant women with familial hypercholesterolemia

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-226

  Khoury, Janette ^a,b   Amundsen, Ågot L ^a,c   Tonstad, Serena ^b,c   Henriksen, Tore ^a   Ose, Leiv ^a   Retterstøl, Kjetil ^a   Iversen, Per O ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Familial hypercholesterolemia; Feto and uteroplacental circulation; LDL cholesterol; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; VASCULAR DISEASE; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE 2; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PULSATILE FLOW; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE II; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PULSATILE FLOW; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 59649120936     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802503047     Document Type: Article

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