Prenatal diagnosis of a left ventricular aneurysm |
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| Authors: | Dr U Gembruch E Steil D A Redel M Hansmann |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, F.R.G.;2. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, F.R.G.;3. Department of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, F.R.G. |
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| Abstract: | In a fetus with ventricular extrasystoles a congenital aneurysm of the left ventricle was diagnosed prenatally. At 32 weeks of gestation, echocardiography showed a large apical left ventricular aneurysm with a thin, hypokinetic wall. Congestive heart failure did not occur. Prenatal and postnatal examinations did not detect the aetiology of the aneurysm, but excluded the majority of possible causes. The 2-year-old child is now asymptomatic and normally developed. Neither medication nor surgical treatment have been necessary, except for antithrombotic prophylaxis with low-dose aspirin. |
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| Keywords: | Congenital aneurysm Arrhythmia Echocardiography fetal Fetal diseases Fetus Heart diseases fetal Prenatal diagnosis Ultrasound |
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