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Original Article

Ectopia cordis: prenatal diagnosis, perinatal outcomes, and postnatal follow-up of an international multicenter cohort case series

Edward Araujo Júniora Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil;b The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group, Lodz, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luiza Graça Coutinhoa Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuelac Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;d Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences (Fetal Medicine), Itinerant Continuing Medical Education, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Patrícia Aquinod Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences (Fetal Medicine), Itinerant Continuing Medical Education, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilView further author information
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Luciane Alves da Rochae Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Medical School, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, BrazilView further author information
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Giuseppe Rizzob The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group, Lodz, Poland;f Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Gabriele Tonnig Department of Obstetrics and Neonatology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), AUSL di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-7486View further author information
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Maria Respondek-Liberskab The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group, Lodz, Poland;h Prenatal Cardiology Department, Research Institute Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, Lodz, PolandView further author information
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Maciej Slodkib The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group, Lodz, Poland;h Prenatal Cardiology Department, Research Institute Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland;i Faculty of Health Sciences, The Masovian State University, Plock, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0160-8013View further author information
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Aline Wolterj Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospitals Giessen and Marburg Campus, Giessen, GermanyView further author information
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Roland Axt-Fliednerb The International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group, Lodz, Poland;j Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Prenatal Medicine, University-Hospitals Giessen and Marburg Campus, Giessen, GermanyView further author information
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Article: 2203791 | Received 20 May 2022, Accepted 12 Apr 2023, Published online: 20 Apr 2023

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