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Right heart dilatation in a fetus with an abnormal foramen ovale valve: an indicator of interatrial communication restriction.

AIMS: Foramen ovale (FO) valve with a shape or motion abnormality is frequently detected during routine obstetric ultrasonic examinations. However, the hemodynamics mechanism of this entity remains unclear. The purpose of the study is to determine the relevance of interatrial communication restriction and resultant morphological modifications.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the echocardiographic records of fetuses with isolated abnormal FO valve evaluated between January of 2010 and december of 2016. The size (DFO) of the FO orifice, opening angle (α) of the FO valve, and dimensions of cardiac chambers, FO channel outlet (DOUT) and inferior vena cava (DIVC) were measured. We evaluated their (DFO, DOUT, α) relationships to the diameters of RA and DIVC. Five hundred and seventy normal fetuses were selected to establish the normal range of the DOUT/DIVC ratio so as to provide a criterion for restriction.

RESULTS: An abnormal FO valve was identified in 89 fetuses without congenital heart disease, with restriction noted in 62 fetuses (45 fetuses with RA dilatation, 12 fetuses with RA and RV dilatation, and 5 fetuses with no RA dilatation). There were no significant correlations between RA/LA and DFO/DIVC, RA/ LA and α. RA/LA was negatively correlated with DOUT/DIVC (R2=0.97, p<0.01).

CONCLUSIONS: For a fetus with an abnormal FO valve, right heart dilatation could be considered as an indicator of interatrial communication restriction, which could be assessed by evaluating the FO channel outlet. The degree of right atrium dilatation indicates the severity of the restriction.

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