Examination of the fetal cardiovascular system

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-12

  Baschat, Ahmet A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Arterial Doppler; Fetus; Growth restriction; Twin pregnancy; Venous Doppler

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS MONITORING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OXYGENATION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 78650559781     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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