Ductus venosus blood velocity and the umbilical circulation in the seriously growth-retarded fetus. |
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| Authors: | T Kiserud S H Eik-Nes H G Blaas L R Hellevik B Simensen |
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| Institution: | National Center for Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. |
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| Abstract: | Based on the assumption that the ductus venosus is regulator of oxygenated blood in the fetus, the present study investigated the blood flow velocity of the ductus venosus in relation to the umbilical circulation in the that seriously growth-retarded fetus. The study group of 38 fetuses (gestational week 17-39) had no chromosomal aberrations or structural malformations and had an ultrasonographic biometry of < 2.5th centile and birth weight of
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