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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 29, 2016 - Issue 10
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Original Article

Prominent coronary artery flow with normal coronary artery anatomy is a rare but ominous harbinger of poor outcome in the fetus

Yen K. BuiChildren’s Hospital Colorado Heart Institute, Aurora, CO, USA,
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Lisa W. HowleyChildren’s Hospital Colorado Heart Institute, Aurora, CO, USA, ;Colorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA,
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Steven E. AmbroseThe Department of Obstetrics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA,
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Henry L. GalanColorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA,
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Timothy M. CrombleholmeColorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA, ;Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA,
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Julia DroseDepartment of Radiology, University of Colorado Hospital Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA, and
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John BokowskiRush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Bettina F. CuneoChildren’s Hospital Colorado Heart Institute, Aurora, CO, USA, ;Colorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1536-1540 | Received 17 Mar 2015, Accepted 29 May 2015, Published online: 07 Jul 2015

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