Foramen ovale flap aneurysm in fetuses associated with and without heart defects: Prenatal diagnosis, imaging, in-utero hemodynamics, pregnancy, and postnatal outcomes.
Balaganesh KarmegarajPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2024)
Isolated RFOA can be benign, however, if it is associated with cardiac or extracardiac anomalies predominantly resulted in aortic arch obstruction. Though it is a cause for pseudocoarctation of aorta, through postnatal reassessment of aortic arch is mandatory. Careful search for intracardiac and systemic venous anomalies is recommended. It created confusion regarding adequacy of left ventricle when associated with congenital heart defects.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- preterm infants
- coronary artery
- high resolution
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- preterm birth
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pregnancy outcomes
- african american
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- breast reconstruction
- mass spectrometry
- skeletal muscle
- aortic dissection