Prenatal diagnosis of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect

J Med Ultrason (2001). 2018 Apr;45(2):341-344. doi: 10.1007/s10396-017-0809-2. Epub 2017 Jul 27.

Abstract

Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) is a rare complex congenital heart defect. Major artery-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) are characteristic of PA-VSD. Prenatal diagnosis can be achieved in most cases of PA-VSD with recent advances in echocardiography. However, it is extremely rare that all MAPCAs can be observed on the echocardiograph. Here, we report a case of prenatally diagnosed type C PA-VSD in which all the MAPCAs could be seen on the echocardiograph, with the diagnosis supported by autopsy evidence.

Keywords: Fetal echocardiography; Prenatal diagnosis; Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pulmonary Atresia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*

Supplementary concepts

  • Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect