Open AccessFirst trimester uterine, placental and yolk sac haemodynamics in pre-eclampsia and preterm labour
Author(s) -
Kaarin Mäkikallio,
Pentti Jouppila,
Aydin Tekay
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deh106
Subject(s) - uterine artery , umbilical artery , medicine , gestation , yolk sac , hemodynamics , pregnancy , spiral artery , obstetrics , eclampsia , gynecology , placenta , fetus , biology , embryo , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
We hypothesized that impaired trophoblast invasion leads to umbilicoplacental blood flow disturbances that could be detected by Doppler ultrasonography during the first trimester of the pregnancy.