Echocardiographic assessment of brain sparing in small-for-gestational age infants and association with neonatal outcomes
Abstract Brain sparing is an adaptive phenomenon (redistribution of blood flow to the brain) observed in fetuses exposed to chronic hypoxia, who are at risk of intrauterine growth restriction. Here, we assessed the blood flow distribution during the early neonatal period (< 7 days of life) using...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37376-7 |