Holmes Heart-A simple antenatal diagnosis of a complex cardiac anomaly? Fetal echocardiographic findings and review

Jan Weichert*, Roland Axt-Fliedner, Ulrich Gembruch, David R. Hartge

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

Double inlet left ventricle as a rare cardiac malformation comprises a broad spectrum of anatomic variants making its correct antenatal diagnosis challenging. We report on echocardiographic findings of three fetuses found to have a less frequent morphologic subgroup of double inlet left ventricle, namely Holmes heart, characterized by a single (left) ventricle connected to both atrioventricular orifices and normally related arteries. We addressed the pre- and perinatal management as well as additional abnormalities and discussed our experiences together with what is known from current literature.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCongenital Heart Disease
Volume8
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)579-584
Number of pages6
ISSN1747-079X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.11.2013

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