Echocardiographic diagnosis of fetal Marfan syndrome at 34 weeks' gestation.
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.
Lopes
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LM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, São Paulo University School of Medicine, Brazil.
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de Moraes
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Zugaib
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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