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Impact of prenatal diagnosis of ductal origin of the left pulmonary artery
Author(s) -
Velzen Christine,
Adriaanse Bauke,
Rammeloo Lukas,
Blom Nico,
Hruda Jaroslav
Publication year - 2013
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.4236
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , left pulmonary artery , prenatal diagnosis , cardiology , fetus , artery , radiology , pregnancy , biology , genetics
What's already known about this topic?Distal ductal origin of a pulmonary artery is typically diagnosed during infancy, after closure of the arterial duct. This condition is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.What does this study add?Our case is the first to show that distal ductal origin of a pulmonary artery can be detected before birth. Prenatal detection enables preservation of the patency of the pulmonary artery for an efficient surgical reconstruction at later age.