The fetal ductus arteriosus and its abnormalities - A review

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 398-408

  Weichert, Jan ^a   Hartge, David R ^a   Axt Fliedner, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ductus Arteriosus; Fetal; Prenatal; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS ANEURYSM; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS RISK; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LIGATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 77957165251     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2010.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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