The significance of visualising coronary blood flow in early onset severe growth restricted fetuses with reverse flow in the ductus venosus

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 547-551

  Rizzo, Giuseppe ^a   Capponi, Alessandra ^b   Pietrolucci, Maria Elena ^a   Boccia, Claudio ^a   Arduini, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GB Grassi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary blood flow; Doppler ultrasound; Ductus venosus; IUGR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE OF ONSET; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 70350639403     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050902801777     Document Type: Article

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