Use of the mitral valve-tricuspid valve distance as a marker of fetal endocardial cushion defects

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.042 Byline: Alan D. Bolnick (a), Carolyn M. Zelop (a), Beth Milewski (a), Elisa A. Gianferrari (b), Adam F. Borgida (a), James F.X. Egan (a)(b) Keywords: Mitral valve-tricuspid valve distance; Endocardial cushion defect; Echocardiography Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the mitral valve-tricuspid valve distance in second-trimester fetuses with normal cardiac anatomy versus those fetuses with endocardial cushion defects. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn (b) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Conn Article Note: (footnote) Presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, February 2-7, 2004, New Orleans, La. Reprints will not be available from the authors.