Contribution of the myocardial performance index and aortic isthmus blood flow index to predicting mortality in preterm growth-restricted fetuses

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 430-436

  Hernandez Andrade, E ^a   Crispi, F ^a   Benavides Serralde, J A ^a   Plasencia, W ^b   Diesel, H F ^c   Eixarch, E ^a   Acosta Rojas, R ^a   Figueras, F ^a   Nicolaides, K ^b   Gratacos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aortic isthmus; Doppler; Ductus venosus; Heart; IUGR; Mortality; Myocardial performance index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PULSATILE FLOW; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 70350234476     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7347     Document Type: Article

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