Normal fetal cardiac deformation values in pregnancy; a prospective cohort study protocol
Abstract Background Myocardial deformation imaging offers the potential to measure myocardial function. Remodelling, the change in size, shape and function, appears as a result of pressure or volume changes and is thought to be the first sign of fetal adaptation to placental dysfunction. Deformation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2662-3 |