Fetal Atrial Septal Aneurysm: Follow-Up from Second to Third Trimester.
Diagnostics (Basel)
; 12(6)2022 Jun 15.
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| ID: mdl-35741279
ABSTRACT
Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a rarely reported fetal finding. Its definition is variable, but the diagnosis is usually made when the foramen ovale flap extends at least halfway across the left atrium. It is considered a transient, self-limiting condition, but on occasion, it can be complicated by fetal arrhythmia or left ventricular (LV) inflow obstruction-if longstanding, this can lead to left heart hypoplasia. We present two cases of ASA diagnosed at the second trimester scan, one of which was subsequently complicated by LV inflow obstruction and prenatal suspicion of hypoplastic aortic arch. This report is a good illustration of how structure follows function a small LV preload can lead to a decreased LV output, which in turn will end up in a hypoplastic LV and outflow tract-all this is reversible after birth, due to the physiological circulatory modifications that occur in the newborn.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Diagnostics (Basel)
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
Romania