Key result
Three-vessel fetal echocardiography identifies left juxtaposition of atrial appendages by revealing abnormal left-sided vascular spaces.
Fetal echocardiography, specifically the three-vessel view, can provide crucial clues for diagnosing left juxtaposition of the atrial appendages in utero.
May aid prenatal detection of left juxtaposition; leaves open whether three-vessel view screening improves outcomes.
We describe two cases of left juxtaposition of the atrial appendages in which fetal echocardiograms provided a clue to the diagnosis. Both cases were associated with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease. The clue to the diagnosis was found at the three-vessel view. Abnormal vascular spaces were seen on the left side of the cross-sections of the great arterial trunks.
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Yoo et al. (2000) studied this question. Fetal echocardiography at the three-vessel view can identify left juxtaposition of the atrial appendages by revealing abnormal vascular spaces on the left side of the great arterial trunks.
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