Prenatal ultrasound risk factors for predicting postnatal heart failure in patients with congenital hepatic hemangiomas: a single-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital hepatic hemangiomas (CHHs) represent a rare subset of vascular tumors that, despite often demonstrating a favorable natural history, can precipitate life-threatening complications in neonates. However, a comprehensive delineation of specific prenatal sonographic features that reliably predict the development of postnatal heart failure remains inadequately explored. This study aimed to identify and quantify key prenatal ultrasound risk factors associated with the onset of postnatal heart failure in fetuses diagnosed with CHHs, thereby facilitating early risk stratification and potential prenatal intervention.

Methods

Patients with CHHs who were diagnosed at or referred to our hospital by prenatal ultrasound between 2019 and 2023 were followed-up. The age

SUBMITTER: Wei X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12780712 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature