A fetal cardiovascular score to predict infant hypertension and arterial remodeling in intrauterine growth restriction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 552.e1-552.e22

  Cruz Lemini, Mónica ^a   Crispi, Fátima ^a   Valenzuela Alcaraz, Brenda ^a   Figueras, Francesc ^a   Gómez, Olga ^a   Sitges, Marta ^b   Bijnens, Bart ^c   Gratacós, Eduard ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

cardiovascular risk; fetal echocardiography; hypertension; intrauterine growth restriction; programming

Indexed keywords

AORTA INTIMA; ARTERIAL REMODELING; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DUCTUS VENOSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANCY; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORPHOMETRICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELAXATION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRICUSPID ANNULAR PLANE SYSTOLIC EXCURSION; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; PROGRAMMING;

AORTA; ARTERIES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84901426296     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.12.031     Document Type: Article

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