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Prenatal Diagnosis and Hemodynamics in Tetralogy of Fallot, Absent Pulmonary Valve with Endocardial Fibroelastosis, and Hydrops Fetalis
Author(s) -
CHAN KWOK CHIU,
KLINE CHARLES H.,
FYFE DEREK A.
Publication year - 1993
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/j.1540-8175.1993.tb00075.x
Subject(s) - tetralogy of fallot , hydrops fetalis , endocardial fibroelastosis , medicine , cardiology , pulmonary valve , prenatal diagnosis , fetal echocardiography , hemodynamics , heart disease , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Tetralogy of fallot with absent pulmonary valve is rare. We report the antenatal diagnosis of this condition in early mid‐semester. In this unusual case, the patient presented with hydrops fetalis. The pathophysiology is discussed. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 10, November 1993)