„Failing“ right ventricle – follow up after severe dysfunction of the fetal right ventricle
U Herberg, U Gembruch, C Berg, A Geipel, A Heep, C Schmitz, J Breuer · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Zusammenfassung
Introduction: In the fetus, the right ventricle (RV) is the dominant ventricle, contributing more than 50% to the combined cardiac output. RV dysfunction results in severe fetal cardiac failure with sometimes unpredictable postnatal outcome. Methods: Postnatal follow up of 8 fetuses with severe RV cardiac failure (i.e. absent antegrade flow across the pulmonary trunc, RV hypocontractility, severe tricuspid regurgitation) with following diagnosis: Ebstein´s anomaly with functional pulmonary atresia (3), RV-cardiomyopathy (6), severe hypoplasia of the RV and Uhl´s anomaly with functional pulmonary atresia. Results…
