Foetal dilated cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombosis

Cardiology in the Young
Marcia F A Barberato, Silvio H Barberato

Abstract

Serial foetal echocardiography showed the development of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and thrombosis in a previously healthy foetus. Normal cardiac findings in a mid-trimester foetus do not exclude subsequent dilated cardiomyopathy.

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