The aorto-left ventricular tunnel from a fetal perspective: original case series and literature review
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11130/22:10436489
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=GYWltXfyZ7" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=GYWltXfyZ7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pd.6090" target="_blank" >10.1002/pd.6090</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The aorto-left ventricular tunnel from a fetal perspective: original case series and literature review
Original language description
INTRODUCTION: Aorto-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) accounts for <0.1% of congenital heart defects. Evidence on the prognosis from a fetal perspective is limited. With this retrospective international case series, we provide information on the outcome of fetuses with ALVT. METHODS: All members of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology's (AEPC) Fetal Working Group and fetal medicine units worldwide were invited for participation. We observed antenatal parameters, neonatal outcome and postnatal follow-up. Additionally, a systematic search of the literature was performed. RESULTS: Twenty fetuses with ALVT were identified in 10 participating centres (2001-2019). Fetal echocardiographic characteristics of ALVT included an increased cardiac-thorax ratio (95%), left-ventricular end-diastolic diameter (90%) and a dysplastic aortic valve (90%). Extracardiac malformations were rare (5%). Eight fetuses died at a median GA of 21+6 weeks (range, 19-24): all showed signs of hydrops prior to 24 weeks or at autopsy. All others (60%, 12/2) were live-born (median GA 38+4, range 37-40), underwent surgery and were alive at last follow up (median 3.2 years, range 0.1-17). The literature reported 22 ALVT fetuses with similar outcome. CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of fetal hydrops, ALVT carries a good prognosis. Fetuses who survive to 24 weeks without hydrops are likely to have a good outcome. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30201 - Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Prenatal Diagnosis
ISSN
0197-3851
e-ISSN
1097-0223
Volume of the periodical
42
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
267-277
UT code for WoS article
000745524400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85123464189