Diastolic cardiac pathology and clinical twin-twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic/diamniotic twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279.e1-279.e11

  Moon Grady, Anita J ^a,b,c   Rand, Larry ^a,c   Gallardo, Salvador ^a   Gosnell, Kristen ^a,c   Lee, Hanmin ^a,c   Feldstein, Vickie A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fetal echocardiography; monochorionic twins; twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAMNIOTIC TWIN; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FETUS; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MONOCHORIONIC TWIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RR INTERVAL; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 80052209761     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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