Enhanced ventricular pump function and decreased reservoir backflow sustain rise in pulmonary blood flow after reduction of lung liquid volume in fetal lambs

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Smolich, Joseph J ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus shunting; Fetal pulmonary blood flow interactions; Right ventricular power; Wave intensity analysis

Indexed keywords

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS SHUNTING; FETAL PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW INTERACTIONS; RIGHT VENTRICULAR POWER; WAVE INTENSITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SHEEP; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84894042383     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00416.2013     Document Type: Article

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