Conotruncal anomalies in the fetus: Referral patterns and pregnancy outcomes in a dedicated fetal cardiology unit in South India

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-20

  Vaidyanathan, Balu ^a   Kumar, Shine ^a   Sudhakar, Abish ^a   Kumar, Raman Krishna ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Conotruncal anomalies; Fetal echocardiography; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABSENT PULMONARY VALVE; ADULT; ARTERIAL TRUNK; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONOTRUNCAL ANOMALY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; FETAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA;

EID: 84875705643     PISSN: 09742069     EISSN: 09745149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.107227     Document Type: Article

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