Are the cardiac dimensions spared in growth-restricted fetuses resulting from uteroplacental insufficiency?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 390-395

  Uerpairojkit, Boonchai ^a   Manotaya, Saknan ^a   Tanawattanacharoen, Somchai ^a   Wuttikonsammakit, Piyawadee ^a   Charoenvidhya, Dhiraphongs ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Fetal growth retardation; Fetal heart; Placental insufficiency; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL HEART; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860865794     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01722.x     Document Type: Article

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