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Never trust first impressions when assessing the heart of a pregnant woman
Author(s) -
Bonanomi Carla,
Gherbesi Elisa,
Colli Anna Maria,
Malanchini Giovanni,
Lombardi Federico
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14204
Subject(s) - parasternal line , heart failure , medicine , cardiology , sight , heart defect , surgery , heart disease , physics , astronomy
We describe the echocardiographic finding of a 35‐year‐old pregnant woman, referred for a clinical consultation at our institution because of congestive heart failure. She underwent echocardiography with only little information about a history of cardiac surgery during infancy. At the first sight, parasternal long axis view demonstrates normal structures, but on the apical view we diagnosed a very rare condition with typical imaging findings: Criss Cross heart.