TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot associated with a fistula from the left coronary artery to the left atrium
AU - Khan, Mohammed D.
AU - Sivasubramonian, Sivasankaran
AU - Simpson, John M.
PY - 2003/4
Y1 - 2003/4
N2 - In a fetus at 20 weeks gestation, we found a large fistula from the left coronary artery to the left atrium in association with tetralogy of Fallot. Postnatally, the therapeutic issues were complex because of prematurity, low birth weight, decreased flow of blood to the lungs, and volume overload of the left ventricle because of the huge fistula. At three months, the baby underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot, with surgical ligation of the fistula, but the baby died postoperatively.
AB - In a fetus at 20 weeks gestation, we found a large fistula from the left coronary artery to the left atrium in association with tetralogy of Fallot. Postnatally, the therapeutic issues were complex because of prematurity, low birth weight, decreased flow of blood to the lungs, and volume overload of the left ventricle because of the huge fistula. At three months, the baby underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot, with surgical ligation of the fistula, but the baby died postoperatively.
KW - Echocardiography
KW - Fetal heart
KW - Prematurity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21844455849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1047951103000362
DO - 10.1017/S1047951103000362
M3 - Article
C2 - 12887078
AN - SCOPUS:21844455849
SN - 1047-9511
VL - 13
SP - 194
EP - 196
JO - Cardiology in the Young
JF - Cardiology in the Young
IS - 2
ER -