Why the study?
What is the relationship between fetal left ventricular dysfunction and postnatal or necropsy findings of aortic valve anomalies and endocardial fibroelastosis?
Population
30 fetuses showing a characteristic echocardiographic picture of left ventricular dysfunction
Design
Cohort
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May guide fetal monitoring in left ventricular dysfunction; leaves open whether early intervention prevents progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
What is the relationship between fetal left ventricular dysfunction and postnatal or necropsy findings of aortic valve anomalies and endocardial fibroelastosis?
Fetal left ventricular dysfunction often overlaps with primary endocardial fibroelastosis and critical aortic stenosis, and can progress to hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Sharland et al. (1991) studied this question.
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