Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data
Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Campos A, Bell D, et al. Fetal right ventricular enlargement. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15720
Fetal right ventricular (RV) enlargement is an infrequently encountered situation in antenatal imaging.
Pathology
The right ventricle is the dominant ventricle during in utero development. Right ventricular enlargement can occur with a number of cardiac as well as non-cardiac anomalies.
Radiographic assessment
Ultrasound - fetal echocardiography
The ventricular dimensions can be easily assessed on a standard four chamber view. In the normal situation both right and left ventricles should be roughly equal in size. The right ventricle is usually the most anterior of all the chambers in a four chamber view.
-
1. Hornung TS, Heads A, Hunter AS. Right ventricular dilatation in the fetus: a study of associated features and outcome. Pediatr Cardiol. 22 (3): 215-7. doi:10.1007/s002460010206 - Pubmed citation
-
2. Hornberger L, Sahn D, Kleinman C, Copel J, Silverman N. Antenatal Diagnosis of Coarctation of the Aorta: A Multicenter Experience. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994;23(2):417-23. doi:10.1016/0735-1097(94)90429-4 - Pubmed
-
3. Chow TW, King SJ, Pilling DW et-al. The clinical significance of fetal right heart enlargement with a structurally normal heart. Br J Radiol. 1997;70 (838): 983-5. Br J Radiol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
-
4. Lopes LM, Pacheco JT, Schultz R, Francisco RPV, Zugaib M. A Prenatal Case of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia. (2018) Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia. 110 (2): 201-202. doi:10.5935/abc.20180022 - Pubmed
Promoted articles (advertising)
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.