title: Foetal dilated cardiomyopathy with left ventricular thrombosis.
abstract: Serial foetal echocardiography showed the development of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and thrombosis in a previously healthy foetus. Normal cardiac findings in a mid-trimester foetus do not exclude subsequent dilated cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Cardioeco - Centro de Diagnóstico Cardiovascular,Echocardiography Department,Curitiba,Paraná,Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcia F A
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Barberato
authors.affiliation: Cardioeco - Centro de Diagnóstico Cardiovascular,Echocardiography Department,Curitiba,Paraná,Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvio H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Barberato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
keywords: Foetal echocardiography; dilated cardiomyopathy; left ventricular thrombi