Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 423-431 , 2007

Outcome for Fetuses with Prenatally Detected Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Taiwan

  • Sheng-Mou Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Hwan Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hei-Jen Jou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Nan Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Kwang Shyu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jin-Chung Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Fon-Jou Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Fon-Jou Hsieh, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 1 November 2006 ,Revised 11 December 2006 ,Accepted 13 March 2007.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60291-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60291-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 423-431 , 2007

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