Usefulness of myocardial tissue Doppler vs conventional echocardiography in the evaluation of cardiac dysfunction in early-onset intrauterine growth restriction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45.e1-45.e7

  Comas, Montse ^a   Crispi, Fàtima ^a   Cruz Martinez, Rogelio ^a   Martinez, Josep Maria ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Gratacós, Eduard ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiac function; echocardiography; IUGR; myocardial performance index; tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLE; TRICUSPID VALVE;

EID: 77954060576     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.044     Document Type: Article

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