title: Echocardiography detection of fetal ventricular aneurysm: A report of three cases.
abstract: From March 2007 to September 2009, we have screened with echocardiography a total of 6,502 pregnant women for fetal heart disease. We found three cases of fetal ventricular aneurysm. The relatively large size of the aneurysm in these three cases was clearly visible under standard four-chamber view. Two were right ventricular aneurysms arisen from the ventricular free wall, and both showed characteristics of true aneurysm with a thin wall and a large communication with the ventricular chamber. Color Doppler showed passive movement of aneurysm during right ventricle contraction. The third case was a large left ventricular aneurysm outpouching from a small opening of the left ventricular wall close to the apical region. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 43:257-261, 2015.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Dongfang Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Dongfang Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors: Dan-Ming
authors: DM
authors: Geng
authors: Department of Medical Engineering, Dongfang Hospital, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors: Lu-Min
authors: LM
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Dongfang Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors: Xiao-Ying
authors: XY
authors: Wu
authors: Department of Nephrology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, People's Republic of China.
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Zheng
keywords: echocardiography; fetus; obstetrics; ultrasound; ventricular aneurysm