Prenatal diagnosis of membranous ventricular septal aneurysms and their association with absence of atrioventricular valve ‘offsetting’

Authors: J. Espinoza¹; K. Kalache²; L. F. Gonçalves³; W. Lee⁴; T. Chaiworapongsa¹; M. L. Schoen³; P. Devers³; M. Treadwell³; M. Mazor³; R. Romero¹

Source: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 24, Number 7, December 2004 , pp. 787-792(6)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Abstract:

Congenital aneurysm of the membranous portion of the ventricular septum in association with absence of atrioventricular valve ‘offsetting’ was diagnosed in two fetuses at 29 and 34 weeks. In the first case the fetus had a normal karyotype and no other structural heart defects, whereas in the second case there was a partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5 and an absent pulmonary valve syndrome. The association of absence of ‘offsetting’ with aneurysms of the membranous ventricular septum may represent spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defects initially extended to the inlet. Copyright © 2004 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywords: aneurysm; AV canal; AV valve offsetting; fetus; prenatal diagnosis; ultrasound; VSD

Document Type: Case report

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.1769

Affiliations: 1: Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD, NIH, DHHS, Detroit, MI and Bethesda, MD, USA 2: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany 3: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA 4: Department of Fetal Imaging, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

Publication date: 2004-12-01

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