Hydrops Fetalis Secondary to Left Ventricle Diastolic Collapse Caused by Giant Rhabdomyoma: Utility of 4D STIC and Fetal Heart Quantification Techniques.

Balaganesh Karmegaraj, Gigi Selvan
Author Information
  1. Balaganesh Karmegaraj: Swasthik Fetal Heart Unit, Sowmi Pediatric Heart Centre, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India. ORCID
  2. Gigi Selvan: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Annai Velankanni Multispeciality Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract

This case image illustrates the utility of fetal HQ and 4D STIC echocardiography in a 24-week gestation fetus in understanding the hemodynamics responsible for the fetal heart failure due to LV rhabdomyoma.

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MeSH Term

Humans
Rhabdomyoma
Hydrops Fetalis
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Heart Neoplasms
Female
Pregnancy
Fetal Heart
Echocardiography, Four-Dimensional
Heart Ventricles
Adult
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

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