Tissue Doppler echocardiographic markers of cardiac dysfunction in small-for-gestational age fetuses

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57.e1-57.e6

  Comas, Montse ^a,b,c   Crispi, Fatima ^a,b,c   Cruz Martinez, Rogelio ^a,b,c   Figueras, Francesc ^a,b,c   Gratacos, Eduard ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

Author keywords

fetal cardiac function; fetal echocardiography; late onset intrauterine growth restriction; myocardial performance index; small for gestational age; tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 79959760783     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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