Echocardiography diagnosis of fetal cardiac structural abnormalities.
- Author:
Sen YANG
1
;
Qi ZHU
;
Jiao CHEN
;
Yi-Min HUA
;
Kai-Yu ZHOU
;
Nan GUO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; etiology; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Defects, Congenital; complications; diagnostic imaging; Heart Failure; etiology; Humans; Hydrops Fetalis; etiology; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal
- From: Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2010;12(2):99-102
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the application of echocardiography diagnosis of fetal cardiac structural abnormalities.
METHODSThe echocardiography findings of 9 352 fetus were studied.
RESULTSA total of 472 cases showed cardiac structural abnormalities, including 7 cases of ventricular septal defect, 53 cases of atrioventricular septal defect, 49 cases of atrial septal defect, 26 cases of tetralogy of Fallot, 21 cases of persistent truncus arteriosus, 20 cases of Ebstein's anomaly and 206 cases of other cardiac abnormalities. There were 17 cases with cardiac arrhythmia, 9 with heart failure, and 5 with hydrops.
CONCLUSIONSFetal echocardiography is a promising diagnostic tool for prenatal evaluation of cardiac structural abnormalities. The echocardiography diagnosis and evaluation for fetal congenital cardiovascular malformations is the foundation of the guidance and monitoring in intrauterine fetal cardiac intervention.
