Characteristics and Outcomes of Fetuses With Pericardial Effusions

Little is known about the characteristics and outcomes of fetuses with pericardial effusions (PEs); therefore, this study sought to identify factors associated with fetal PEs and the natural histories and outcomes of fetuses with PEs. Large PEs are associated with a greater likelihood of structural...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2005-08, Vol.96 (4), p.599-601
Hauptverfasser:	Slesnick, Timothy C., Ayres, Nancy A., Altman, Carolyn A., Bezold, Louis I., Eidem, Benjamin W., Fraley, J. Kennard, Kung, Grace C., McMahon, Colin J., Pignatelli, Ricardo H., Kovalchin, John P.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Cardiology. Vascular system Chromosome Aberrations - embryology Clinical outcomes Diseases of the pericardium Echocardiography, Doppler Female Fetal Death - epidemiology Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Fetal Diseases - embryology Fetal Diseases - mortality Fetuses Follow-Up Studies Gestational Age Heart Heart Defects, Congenital - complications Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging Heart Defects, Congenital - embryology Humans Hydrops Fetalis - complications Hydrops Fetalis - diagnostic imaging Hydrops Fetalis - embryology Medical disorders Medical sciences Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pericardial Effusion - etiology Pericardial Effusion - mortality Pregnancy Retrospective Studies Survival Rate Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	Little is known about the characteristics and outcomes of fetuses with pericardial effusions (PEs); therefore, this study sought to identify factors associated with fetal PEs and the natural histories and outcomes of fetuses with PEs. Large PEs are associated with a greater likelihood of structural heart disease, impaired cardiac function, and chromosomal abnormalities, and PEs with hydrops or extracardiac malformations are associated with death. Most fetal PEs resolve, and fetuses with isolated PEs have a very good prognosis.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.027