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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 |
| Affiliation: | 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 |