Spiral artery blood flow during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Downstream remodeling of the spiral arteries (SpA) decreases utero-placental resistance drastically, allowing sustained and increased blood flow to the placenta under all circumstances. We systematically evaluated available reports to visualize adaptation of spiral arteries throu...

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Main Authors: Veronique Schiffer, Laura Evers, Sander de Haas, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Marc Spaanderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-020-03150-0