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Fetal Anatomy: The Interatrial Septum in the Fetus with Congenital Heart Disease

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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) [12] represents a complex congenital defect which is characterized by different entities as:

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Angelini, A., Fedrigo, M., Frescura, C., Thiene, G. (2016). Fetal Anatomy: The Interatrial Septum in the Fetus with Congenital Heart Disease. In: Butera, G., Cheatham, J., Pedra, C., Schranz, D., Tulzer, G. (eds) Fetal and Hybrid Procedures in Congenital Heart Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40088-4_17

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