Fetal diagnosis and postnatal follow-up of an asymptomatic congenital left ventricular diverticulum

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 658-660

  Brachlow, A ^a   Sable, C ^b   Smith, S ^b   Slack, M ^b   Martin, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DIVERTICULUM; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036877714     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-9002-4     Document Type: Article

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