TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal Detection of Restrictive Foramen Ovale
AU - Chobot, Viktor
AU - Hornberger, Lisa K.
AU - Hagen-Ansert, Sandra
AU - Sahn, David J.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Medical Center, University of California in San Diego. At the time of this study, Dr. Viktor Chabot was supported by the Ministry for Higher Education of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic and by the State Committee for Public Education of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Reprint requests: David J. Sahn, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Medical Center, University of California in San Diego, 225 Dickinson Street H 814 A, San Diego, CA 92103. 27/l/16714
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - The foramen ovale is an important communication between the two sides of the heart prenatally, allowing the left ventricle to carry its share of the prenatal circulation and providing flow for growth of left ventricular structures. Restriction of the foramen ovale appears to be a serious disorder of the fetus and can be associated with fetal hydrops, arrhythmias, and other signs of major fetal compromise. This article reviews our experience with restriction of the foramen ovale and provides a summary of the pathologic and echocardiographic literature related to the etiology and effects of restrictive foramen ovale in the fetus.
AB - The foramen ovale is an important communication between the two sides of the heart prenatally, allowing the left ventricle to carry its share of the prenatal circulation and providing flow for growth of left ventricular structures. Restriction of the foramen ovale appears to be a serious disorder of the fetus and can be associated with fetal hydrops, arrhythmias, and other signs of major fetal compromise. This article reviews our experience with restriction of the foramen ovale and provides a summary of the pathologic and echocardiographic literature related to the etiology and effects of restrictive foramen ovale in the fetus.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80294-0
DO - 10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80294-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 2310587
AN - SCOPUS:0025032846
VL - 3
SP - 15
EP - 19
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
SN - 0894-7317
IS - 1
ER -