Fetal Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Aneurysm: A Case Report

Abstract

Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal condition. We describe a case of isolated congenital left ventricular aneurysm diagnosed at 28 weeks' gestation. In addition to standard imaging, we utilized color-coded transthoracic tissue Doppler techniques to further evaluate the aneurysm postnatally.

Keywords

Fetal echocardiography - ventricular aneurysm - congenital heart disease - ultrasound

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