Study on relationship between the abnormalities in the area behind the heart and fetal defects
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2011.09.020
- VernacularTitle:胎儿心脏后区域异常与胎儿畸形的关系研究
- Author:
Feng YE
;
Pintong HUANG
;
Xiangyang XU
;
Qiong YE
;
Kaihua WANG
;
Rongrong CHEN
;
Lili BAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography,prenatal;
Heart defects,congenital;
Situs inversus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2011;20(9):787-790
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the abnormalities in the area behind the heart in the four-chamber view and fetal defects, the clinical significance of assessment of area behind the heart in fetal screening.Methods 7062 fetuses were scanned.Area behind the heart in the four-chamber view and anatomical survey were detected.Results Fifty-three cases (0.8％, 53/7062) with abnormal sonographic findings in the area behind the heart in the four-chamber view were detected prenatally.Thirtyseven cases were confirmed by autopsy postnatally.Among these cases, 73.0％ (27/37) had heterotaxy syndrome,8.1％(3/37) had situs inversus totalis,18.9％ (7/37) had heart defects.Conclusions There is close relationship between the abnormalities in the area behind the heart and the fetal defects.This can be used as an effective and simple indicator in screening situs inversus and cardiovascular abnomalities.
