Echocardiographic study of the morphology and growth of the aortic arch in the human fetus. Observations related to the prenatal diagnosis of coarctation.
Author(s) -
Lisa K. Hornberger,
Robert G. Weintraub,
Erkki Pesonen,
Azucena Murillo-Olivas,
Iain A. Simpson,
Christine S. Sahn,
Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert,
David J. Sahn
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.86.3.741
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , ascending aorta , aorta , descending aorta , cardiology , thoracic aorta , fetus , anatomy , gestational age , coarctation of the aorta , pregnancy , biology , genetics
In a study of normal and abnormal growth of the aorta before birth, high-resolution echocardiographic imaging of the aortic arch in 92 normal fetuses aged 16-38 weeks was used to establish normal values for aortic arch dimensions at varying gestational ages.
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