Cardiac Involvement in a Fetus With Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation, Diagnosis, and Treatment: A Case Report

Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations (VGAMs) are severe and rare congenital brain vasculature anomalies, which causes high mortality and morbidity in fetuses, neonates, and infants. It can be identified in the pregnancy period with fetal echocardiography. We report a case of VGAMs with severe card...

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Published inJournal of Pediatrics Review Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 255 - 262
Main Authors Golbabaei, Alireza, Memarian, Sara, Naemi, Mahsa, Rastgar, Azade, Gharib, Behdad, Majnoon, Mohammad Taghi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 01.07.2021
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congenital
heart defects
vein of galen malformations perinatology
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Summary:Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations (VGAMs) are severe and rare congenital brain vasculature anomalies, which causes high mortality and morbidity in fetuses, neonates, and infants. It can be identified in the pregnancy period with fetal echocardiography. We report a case of VGAMs with severe cardiac manifestations in the fetus of a pregnant woman at the 28th week of gestational age.
ISSN:2322-4398
2322-4401
DOI:10.32598/jpr.9.3.880.1