Fetal diagnosis and imaging in cardiology

Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1291-1307

  Hornberger, Lisa K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Cardiomyopathy; Congenital heart disease; Doppler; Fetal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; LITHIUM;

BRADYCARDIA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 74049113124     PISSN: 17530059     EISSN: 17530067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17530059.2.11.1291     Document Type: Review

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