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Fetal foramen ovale flap tracings, as determined by M-mode echocardiography between weeks 24 and 39 of gestation


- Department for Fetal Malformations’ Diagnoses & Prevention, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
- Department for Prenatal Cardiology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, Research Institute, Łódź, Poland
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Title
Fetal foramen ovale flap tracings, as determined by M-mode echocardiography between weeks 24 and 39 of gestation
Journal
Kardiologia Polska (Polish Heart Journal)
Issue
Article type
Short communication
Published online
2022-03-30
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86
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46
DOI
10.33963/KP.a2022.0086
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Authors
Maria Respondek-Liberska
Oskar Sylwestrzak


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