Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects: echocardiography.

ABSTRACT: Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital anomaly, and the majority can be diagnosed during prenatal life. Prenatal detection rates remain highly variable, as most CHD occur in low risk pregnancies and therefore depend on the maternal obstetric provider to recognize fetal cardiac abnormality on obstetric screening anatomic ultrasound. Fetuses with abnormal findings on obstetric screening anatomic ultrasound and/or risk factors for cardiac disease should be referred for evaluation with fetal echocardiography. Fetal echocardiography should be performed by specialized sonographers and interpreted by physicians with knowledge of evolving fetal cardiac anatomy and physiology throughout gestation. A fetal echocardiography examination, which can be done from the late first tri

SUBMITTER: Sun HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429868 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature