Prenatal diagnosis of complete atrioventricular block associated with structural heart disease: Combined experience of two tertiary care centers and review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-21

  Jaeggi, E T ^a   Hornberger, L K ^a   Smallhorn, J F ^a   Fouron, J C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

stimulation; Complete atrioventricular block; Congenital heart disease; Fetus; Heterotaxy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ORCIPRENALINE; RITODRINE;

BRADYCARDIA; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATION PERIOD; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27144488099     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1919     Document Type: Review

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