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

• Main Authors: Veronique Schiffer (Author), Laura Evers (Author), Sander de Haas (Author), Chahinda Ghossein-Doha (Author), Salwan Al-Nasiry (Author), Marc Spaanderman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...