title: Diagnosis of heterotaxy syndrome by fetal echocardiography.
abstract: We report a series of 13 consecutive patients diagnosed in utero with heterotaxy syndrome in which we found a slight predominance (8 of 13) of fetuses with right atrial isomerism. In previous studies in which diagnosis of left or right isomerism was made based upon findings at fetal echocardiography, there has been a preponderance of infants (95%) diagnosed with left isomerism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles Children's Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drant
mesh_terms: D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal