Atresia or absence of the left-sided atrioventricular connection in the fetus: Echocardiographic diagnosis and outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 295-302

  Allan, L D ^a   Anderson, R H ^c   Cook, A C ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Fetal heart; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Mitral atresia; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL HEART; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030278254     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.08050295.x     Document Type: Article

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