Pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect: How accurate is the fetal echocardiography, and do the major aortopulmonary collateral arteries matter?
Abstract:Objective: To assess the accuracy of prenatal echocardiography in
defining pulmonary vasculature in pulmonary atresia with VSD (PAVSD).
The second aim is to compare the perinatal and postnatal outcomes of
different pulmonary blood supply types. Design:The cases prenatally
diagnosed with PAVSD between January 2017- October 2022 in a single
tertiary fetal medicine center were identified on the electronic
database. Fetal echocardiography reports and images were reviewed
retrospectively. Postnatal outcomes and ima… Show more
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