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Placental Infarction

D efinition — Infarction of the fetal villi due to lack of intervillous perfusion.

Clinical Features

Epidemiology

Localized infarction within term placentas is very common.
Abnormal infarction occurs in the setting of the intervillous hemorrhage of abruption, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction of the maternal spiral arteries.

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