title: Echocardiographic diagnosis of fetal Marfan syndrome at 34 weeks' gestation.
abstract: Fetal echocardiography was performed during the third trimester in a normal primigravida. The fetal heart was severely affected with the typical cardiac manifestations of Marfan syndrome. The medical history of the father was investigated and a mild form of the syndrome was diagnosed. The neonate died at 2 months of age of congestive heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, São Paulo University School of Medicine, Brazil.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zugaib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal