Left ventricular noncompaction: A rare cause of hydrops fetalis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 985-988

  Richards, Autumn ^a   Mao, Chad Y ^a   Dobson, Nicole R ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Hydrops fetalis; Newborn; Ventricular noncompaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 75349101100     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9465-7     Document Type: Article

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