Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta with a long and angled isthmus by two- and three-dimensional echocardiography: a case report
Abstract Background Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is challenging for most examiners. The malformation often occurs at the aortic isthmus, which is a short segment between the origin of the left subclavian artery and the insertion of the ductus. We report herein a rare case of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01987-7 |