Diminutive fetal left ventricle at mid-gestation associated with persistent left superior vena cava and coronary sinus dilatation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 527-530

  Jouannic, J M ^a   Picone, O ^a   Martinovic, J ^a   Fermont, L ^a   Dumez, Y ^a   Bonnet, D ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary sinus; Fetus; Left superior vena cava; Left ventricular size

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CORONARY SINUS DILATATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PERSISTENT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MITRAL VALVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0345490866     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.241     Document Type: Article

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