Unexplained first trimester recurrent pregnancy loss and low venous reserves

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2613-2618

  Donckers, Janneke ^a   Scholten, Ralph R ^a   Oyen, Wim J G ^a   Hopman, Maria T E ^a   Lotgering, Fred K ^a   Spaanderman, Marc E A ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

hemodynamic; plasma volume; recurrent pregnancy loss; venous compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOREARM; HEART INDEX; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOW VENOUS RESERVE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NULLIPARA; PLASMA VOLUME; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMIPARA; RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS; VEIN COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84864945750     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des245     Document Type: Article

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