Doppler measurement of renal interlobar vein impedance index in uncomplicated and preeclamptic pregnancies

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-33

  Gyselaers, W ^a   Molenberghs, G ^b   Van Mieghem, W ^a   Ombelet, W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Doppler; Preeclampsia; Renal interlobar veins; Venous impedance index; Venous tone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; KIDNEY VEIN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RENAL CIRCULATION; RENAL VEINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 60749120316     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950802233056     Document Type: Article

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