Cardiology in the Young



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Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, right-sided aortic arch and ventriculocoronary connection – prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis


Chandrakant R. Patel a1c1, Beverly B. Dahms a1 and Denver Sallee a1
a1 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pathology, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Article author query
patel cr   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
dahms bb   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
sallee d   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 

Abstract

The authors describe the prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis of a rare case of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, right-sided aortic arch, and ventriculocoronary connection in a fetus at 21 weeks gestation. The diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy.

(Published Online August 15 2006)
(Accepted February 9 2001)


Key Words: pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum; ventriculocoronary connections; fetal echocardiography.

Correspondence:
c1 Correspondence to: Chandrakant R. Patel, MBBS, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Tel: (216) 844-3275; Fax: (216) 844-5478; E-mail: cxp24@po.cwru.edu


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