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- Title
Prenatal diagnosis and treatment planning of congenital heart defects-possibilities and limits.
- Authors
Nelle, Mathias; Raio, Luigi; Pavlovic, Mladen; Carrel, Thierry; Surbek, Daniel; Meyer-Wittkopf, Matthias
- Abstract
Newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) or right heart syndrome or other malformations with a single ventricle physiology and associated hypoplasia of the great arteries continue to be a challenge in terms of survival. The vast majority of these forms of congenital heart defects relate to abnormal morphogenesis during early intrauterine development and can be diagnosed accurately by fetal echocardiography. Early knowledge of these conditions not only permits a better understanding of the progression of these malformations but encourages some researchers to explore new minimally invasive therapeutic options with a view to early pre- and postnatal cardiac palliation.
- Publication
World journal of pediatrics : WJP, 2009, Vol 5, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
1708-8569
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12519-009-0003-8