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Complex cardiac defect with hypoplastic right ventricle in a fetus with valproate exposure |
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| Authors: | K ten Berg A C C van Oppen P G J Nikkels A C Gittenberger-de Groot G B van der Voet E H Brilstra D Lindhout |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands;3. Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands;4. Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands;5. Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands |
| Abstract: | We describe a fetus with a hypoplastic right ventricle detected by prenatal ultrasound examination. A possible causal relationship with prenatal valproate exposure is discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | valproate valproic acid cardiac malformation heart defect hypoplastic right ventricle |