Expected small left heart size in the presence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Fetal values and Z-scores for infants confirmed to have no heart disease postnatally

Expected small left heart size in the presence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Fetal values and Z-scores for infants confirmed to have no heart disease postnatally

ObjectivesIn fetuses with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), left heart structures may appear small, but usually normalize after birth in the absence of structural cardiac anomalies. To decrease the possibility of an erroneous diagnosis of structural heart disease, we identify normal...

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Main Authors: Anita J. Moon-Grady, Francesca A. Byrne, Leslie A. Lusk, Roberta L. Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
fetal echocardiography
lung hypoplasia
pulmonary hypertension
vascular hypoplasia
ventricular hypoplasia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1083370/full

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