Clarifying anatomical complexity: Diagnosing heterotaxy syndrome in the fetus

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-70

  Cohen, Meryl S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial isomerism; Fetal echocardiography; Heterotaxy syndrome; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LEFT ATRIUM ISOMERISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT ATRIUM ISOMERISM; SPLEEN DISEASE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 33646200775     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/154770206X86527     Document Type: Article

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