title: Ultrasonography of fetal heart failure in early gestation.
abstract: Cardiac dysfunction was observed with transvaginal ultrasound in 12 fetuses at 13-17 weeks' gestation. Impaired contractility of the heart and significant reduction of the left ventricular fractional shortening were noted in these fetuses. Three of the fetuses also had supraventricular tachycardia. Many of the fetuses had cardiomegaly, oligohydramnios, a thick placenta, or associated cardiac and structural anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Haifa Israel.
authors.forename: E Z
authors.initials: EZ
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reichler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bronshtein
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging