Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of endocardial fibroelastosis secondary to aortic stenosis.
Endocardial fibroelastosis is characterized by a diffuse thickening of the left ventricular endocardium with or without other cardiac anomalies. This entity had been diagnosed prenatally previously (Bovicelli et al., 1984) at a gestational age of 36 weeks. A case of endocardial fibroelastosis due to aortic stenosis accompanied by pericardial effusion, ascites, and hydramnion, diagnosed ultrasonographically and confirmed pathologically at 21 weeks of gestation, is presented.
Achiron
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Malinger
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Zaidel
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Zakut
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D000328:Adult; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography