title: Functional aortic stenosis diagnosed in fetal period.
abstract: We report a case of fetal congenital heart disease prenatally diagnosed as critical aortic valve stenosis at 25 weeks of gestation. Fetal echocardiography demonstrated severe mitral regurgitation, aortic valve stenosis, hypocontractility of the left ventricle, and showed retrograde flow in the aortic arch like HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome). However, soon after delivery, improvement in the baby's hemodynamics and myocardial contractility were recognized without any treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Perinatology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. kkawamat@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamata
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Yohko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging