The Role of Fetal Echocardiography in Fetal Intervention: A Symbiotic Relationship

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-327

  Sekar, Priya ^a,b   Hornberger, Lisa K ^a,b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Atrioventricular block; Congenital heart disease; Diaphragmatic hernia; Fetal echocardiography; Supraventricular tachycardia; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL THERAPY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 67549133142     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.013     Document Type: Review

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