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Am J Perinatol 1994; 11(6): 439-440
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994616
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© 1994 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis Secondary to Premature Closure of the Foramen Ovale

Carol C. Coulson, Jeffrey A. Kuller
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Premature closure of the foramen ovale is a rare cardiac anomaly. Severe right-sided heart failure accounts for the hepatomegaly, ascites, pleural and pericardial effusions, and generalized edema of these hydropic fetuses. Premature closure of the foramen ovale should be a part of the differential diagnosis when unexplained fetal hydrops is encountered.

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Nonimmune hydrops - cardiac - foramen ovale