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Persistent truncus arteriosus with absent semilunar valve in first trimester

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Persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA) is a relatively uncommon congenital heart disease, accounting for approximately 0.7–1.4% of all congenital cardiac abnormalities worldwide. PTA is usually accompanied by a single semilunar valve, with leaflets ranging from one to six in number. However, absent semilunar valve (ASV) is rarely seen in PTA. Here, we report a case of prenatally diagnosed PTA accompanied by ASV (PTA-ASV) confirmed by postmortem autopsy.

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This work was supported by a grant from Guangxi Autonomous Region Construction Project of Clinical Research Center for Fetus Disease (No. AD17129016).

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  1. Department of Ultrasound, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China

    Shui-hua Yang, Xue-qin Li, Zuo-jian Yang & Xiao-xian Tian

  2. Department of Obstetrics, The Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China

    Hong-wei Wei

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Yang, Sh., Li, Xq., Yang, Zj. et al. Persistent truncus arteriosus with absent semilunar valve in first trimester. J Med Ultrasonics 46, 273–275 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-018-00926-y

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