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Echocardiographic diagnosis of fetal marfan syndrome at 34 weeks' gestation
Author(s) -
Lopes Lilian M.,
Cha Sang Choon,
De Moraes Edécio Armbruster,
Zugaib Marcelo
Publication year - 1995
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/pd.1970150213
Subject(s) - medicine , marfan syndrome , gestation , fetus , heart failure , fetal echocardiography , cardiology , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , genetics , biology
Fetal echocardiography was performed during the third trimester in a normal primigravida. The fetal heart was severely affected with the typical cardiac manifestations of Marfan syndrome. The medical history of the father was investigated and a mild form of the syndrome was diagnosed. The neonate died at 2 months of age of congestive heart failure.