Clinical significance of persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed in fetal life

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-161

  Galindo, A ^a,b   Gutierrez Larraya F ^b   Escribano, D ^a   Arbues, J ^a   Velasco, J M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac defect; Heterotaxy; Nuchal translucency; Outcome; Persistent left superior vena cava; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 34547959387     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4045     Document Type: Article

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