Prenatal diagnosis of dilated coronary sinus with persistent left superior vena cava in a fetus with trisomy 18

Karim D Kalache; Roberto Romero; Giancarlo Conoscenti; Faisal Qureshi; Suzanne M Jacques; Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa; Marjorie Treadwell; Anthony Johnson

doi:10.1002/pd.460

Prenatal diagnosis of dilated coronary sinus with persistent left superior vena cava in a fetus with trisomy 18

Prenat Diagn. 2003 Feb;23(2):108-10. doi: 10.1002/pd.460.

Authors

Karim D Kalache¹, Roberto Romero, Giancarlo Conoscenti, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne M Jacques, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Marjorie Treadwell, Anthony Johnson

Affiliation

¹ Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH/DHHS, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University/Hutzel Hospital, 4707 St Antoine Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12575015
DOI: 10.1002/pd.460

Abstract

A case of dilated coronary sinus with persistent left superior vena cava diagnosed at 33 weeks in a fetus with trisomy 18 is reported. The features of this cardiac anomaly on prenatal ultrasonography and its association with trisomy 18 are discussed. Published in 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging
Abnormalities, Multiple / pathology
Adult
Chromosomes, Human, 16-18*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / genetics*
Echocardiography
Female
Fetal Death
Humans
Maternal Age
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, High-Risk
Trisomy / diagnosis*
Trisomy / genetics*
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*
Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*