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Prenatal diagnosis of left ventricular aneurysm in the late second trimester: a case report
Author(s) -
Sherman S. J.,
Leenhouts K. H.,
Utter G. O.,
Litaker M.,
Lawson P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07060456.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , autopsy , aneurysm , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics and gynaecology , fetal echocardiography , gestation , fetus , heart aneurysm , cardiology , ventricular aneurysm , pregnancy , obstetrics , surgery , biology , genetics
Fetal echocardiography in a 24‐year‐old woman at 24 weeks' gestation: demonstrated a left ventricular aneurysm and pericardial effusion. The patient was treated with oral digoxin followed by intensive antepartum monitoring. Intrauterine fetal demise occurred at 31 weeks. The autopsy confirmed the presence of an apical left ventricular aneurysm. This is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, which has been reported in only three prior cases. This represents the earliest prenatal diagnosis of this condition. Copyright © 1996 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology