American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 519.e1-519.e9 , May 2008

Serial hemodynamic measurement in normal pregnancy, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction

  • Saskia Rang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Gert A. van Montfrans, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Hans Wolf, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Hans Wolf, PhD, Academic Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rm H4-137, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Received 26 July 2007 ,Revised 11 September 2007 ,Accepted 6 November 2007.

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 Cite this article as: Rang S, van Montfrans GA, Wolf H. Serial hemodynamic measurement in normal pregnancy, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;198:519.e1-519.e9.

PII: S0002-9378(07)02121-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.014

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages 519.e1-519.e9 , May 2008

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