Diagnosis, characterization and outcome of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in the fetus: A multicenter series of 30 cases

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-285

  Paladini, D ^a,f   Volpe, P ^c   Marasini, M ^e   Russo, M G ^b   Vassallo, M ^a   Gentile, M ^d   Calabro R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Giovanni XXIII Hospital   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Corrected transposition of the great arteries; Fetal echocardiography; Fetus; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEXTROCARDIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 33646695031     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2715     Document Type: Article

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