Changes in myocardial performance index and aortic isthmus and ductus venosus Doppler in term, small-for-gestational age fetuses with normal umbilical artery pulsatility index

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 400-405

  Cruz Martinez, R ^a   Figueras, F ^a   Hernandez Andrade, E ^a   Oros, D ^a   Gratacos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

aortic isthmus; Doppler; ductus venosus; intrauterine growth restriction; myocardial performance index; SGA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 80053213026     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.8976     Document Type: Article

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