PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF INTRAATRIAL CARDIAC ECHOGENIC FOCI

Authors
PETRIKOVSKY B KLEIN V HERRERA M
Citation
B. Petrikovsky et al., PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF INTRAATRIAL CARDIAC ECHOGENIC FOCI, Prenatal diagnosis, 18(9), 1998, pp. 968-970
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity","Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Prenatal diagnosis → ACNP
ISSN journal
01973851
Volume
18
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
968 - 970
Database
ISI
SICI code
0197-3851(1998)18:9<968:POICEF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Intra-atrial echogenic foci were detected in 3 out of 15 706 fetuses ( prevalence 0.019 per cent). In all cases, they were located in the rig ht atrium. Normal chromosomes and negative TORCH titres were observed in all affected cases. Fetuses with intra-atrial echogenic foci demons trated adequate intra-uterine growth and had normal neonatal outcome. Intra-atrial echogenic foci seem to represent a normal variant of feta l cardiac development. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.