Vascular programming in twins: The effects of chorionicity and fetal therapy for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-189

  Gardiner, H M ^a,b   Barlas, A ^c   Matsui, H ^a,b   Diemert, A ^d   Taylor, M J O ^a   Preece, J ^a   Gordon, F ^e   Greenwald, S E ^c   Hecher, K ^d  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; blood pressure; microcirculation; monochorionic twins; vascular programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867339547     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S204017441200013X     Document Type: Article

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