Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2882375 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
While early gestational obstruction to flow can compromise left ventricular function in the fetus, it does not retard normal growth. Similarly, an elevated left ventricular end-diastolic pressure is not sufficient to cause myocardial fibrosis or endocardial fibroelastosis in the fetus.
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Authors
Pirooz MD, PhD, Erik MD, Mekibib PhD, Edgar MD, Russel MD, Robert H. MD,