Insights into cardiac alterations after pre-eclampsia: an echocardiographic study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 124-133

  Orabona, R ^a   Vizzardi, E ^a   Sciatti, E ^a   Bonadei, I ^a   Valcamonico, A ^a   Metra, M ^a   Frusca, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

2D strain; aortic elastance; left ventricular elastance; left ventricular torsion; pre eclampsia; speckle tracking echocardiography; ventricular arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 85008423068     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.15983     Document Type: Article

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