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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF AN ANEURYSM OF THE RIGHT ATRIUM
Author(s) -
GROSS BETH,
PETRIKOVSKY BORIS,
CHALLENGER MARGARET
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199611)16:11<1043::aid-pd986>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - right atrium , aneurysm , medicine , cardiology , fetus , autopsy , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , atrium (architecture) , left atrium , surgery , atrial fibrillation , biology , genetics
Congenital aneurysm of the right atrium was diagnosed in a 17‐week fetus. It appeared as an outward bulge of the right atrium which doubled its size. The aneurysm was akinetic. Flow across the atrioventricular valves appeared unobstructed. The fetus had no evidence of cardiac failure. The patient elected to terminate the pregnancy. Autopsy results were confirmatory.