Recent Trends in Indications of Fetal Echocardiography and Postnatal Outcomes in Fetuses Diagnosed as Congenital Heart Disease.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.12.839
- Author:
Seulgi CHA
1
;
Gi Beom KIM
;
Bo Sang KWON
;
Eun Jung BAE
;
Chung Il NOH
;
Hong Gook LIM
;
Woong Han KIM
;
Jeong Ryul LEE
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Jung Yun CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ped9526@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prenatal diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Ultrasonography, prenatal;
Heart defect, congenital
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Fetofetal Transfusion;
Fetus;
Gestational Age;
Heart;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Mass Screening;
Medical Records;
Mothers;
Pregnancy;
Pregnant Women;
Prenatal Diagnosis;
Tetralogy of Fallot;
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(12):839-844
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that fetal echocardiography (echoCG) is an accurate diagnostic tool reflecting well postnatal echoCG findings and outcomes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 290 pregnant women, including 313 fetuses, who were examined by fetal echoCG at the Seoul National University Children's Hospital from January 2008 through April 2011. RESULTS: The mean gestational age at diagnosis was 26.2+/-5.2 weeks. The mean age of mothers at diagnosis was 31.7+/-3.8 years. We identified indications for fetal echoCG in 279 cases. The most common indication was abnormal cardiac findings in obstetrical screening sonography (52.0%). Among the 313 echoCG results, 127 (40.6%) were normal, 13 (4.2%) were minor abnormalities, 35 (11.2%) were simple cardiac anomalies, 50 (16.0%) were moderate cardiac anomalies, 60 (19.2%) were complex cardiac anomalies, 16 (5.1%) were arrhythmias, and 12 (3.8%) were twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. The most common congenital heart disease was tetralogy of Fallot (23 fetuses, 15.9%). One hundred forty-eight neonates were examined by echoCG. We analyzed differences between fetal echoCG and postnatal echoCG. In 131 (88.5%) cases, there was no difference; in 15 (10.1%), there were minor differences; and in only 2 (1.4%) cases, there were major differences. CONCLUSION: There is a recent increase in abnormal cardiac findings of obstetric ultrasonography screenings that indicate fetal echoCG. Fetal echoCG is still a good, accurate diagnostic method for congenital heart disease.
