Fetal left and right ventricle myocardial performance index: Defining normal values for the second and third trimesters - Single tertiary center experience

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1808-1815

  Ghawi, Hani ^a   Gendi, Salwa ^a   Mallula, Kiran ^a   Zghouzi, Mohammed ^a   Faza, Nadeen ^a   Awad, Sawsan ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal; Myocardial performance index; Normal values; Tei

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MITRAL VALVE; MYOCARDIAL PERFORMANCE INDEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRICUSPID VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889579442     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0709-1     Document Type: Article

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