Open AccessUterine and umbilical artery velocimetry in pre‐eclampsia
Author(s) -
Asselt Kristel Van,
Gudmundsson Saemundur,
Lindqvist Pelle,
Marsal Karel
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.770607.x
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , umbilical artery , obstetrics , uterine artery , velocimetry , laser doppler velocimetry , pregnancy , cardiology , fetus , blood flow , gestation , genetics , biology , physics , optics
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether Doppler velocimetry of the placental circulation can predict adverse outcome of pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and whether there is a correlation between maternal blood pressure, proteinuria and placental vascular resistance.