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The evolution of a hypoplastic left ventricle in an infant with an atrioventricular septal defect detected antenatally

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Robert William Michael Yates ,
Gurleen Kaur Sharland  and
Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi
Robert William Michael Yates*
Affiliation:
From the Department of Fetal Cardiology Guy's Hospital, London
Gurleen Kaur Sharland
Affiliation:
From the Department of Fetal Cardiology Guy's Hospital, London
Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi
Affiliation:
From the Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Guy's Hospital, London
*
Dr. Robert William Michael Yates, Department of Fetal Cardiology, 15th Floor, Guy's Tower, St. Thomas' Street, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom. Tel. L071 955 2638; Fax. 071 955 2637.
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Summary

Complex congenital heart defects are accurately detectable antenatally using fetal echocardiography. In continuing pregnancies with fetal cardiac abnormalities, regular follow-up with advancing gestation is essential. This report documents the changes that occurred in the fetal cardiac anatomy in a fetus detected during antenatal scanning to have an atrioventricular septal defect with isomerism of the left atrial appendages.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasefetal echocardiographyatrioventricular septal defectatrial isomerism
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 1995 , pp. 360 - 362
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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