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Fetal growth of left-sided structures and postnatal surgical outcome in borderline left heart varies by cardiac phenotype.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1 May 2022
Venardos A, Colquitt J, Morris S A
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OBJECTIVES: There are two borderline left-heart phenotypes in the fetus: (1) severe aortic stenosis (AS), which is associated with a 'short, fat', globular left ventricle (LV), LV systolic dysfunction and LV growth arrest; and (2) severe left-heart hypoplasia (LHH), which is associated with a 'long, skinny' LV, laminar flow across hypoplastic mitral and aortic valves and arch hypoplasia. Both phenotypes may be...
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