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A Pipeline to Characterize Structural Heart Defects in the Fetal Mouse
Published on: December 16, 2022
Prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
Shui-Hua Yang1, Peng-Hui Luo2, Xiao-Xian Tian3
1Department of Ultrasound, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Abstract:
Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) is a rare complex congenital heart defect. Major artery-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) are characteristic of PA-VSD. Prenatal diagnosis can be achieved in most cases of PA-VSD with recent advances in echocardiography. However, it is extremely rare that all MAPCAs can be observed on the echocardiograph. Here, we report a case of prenatally diagnosed type C PA-VSD in which all the MAPCAs could be seen on the echocardiograph, with the diagnosis supported by autopsy evidence.
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