Prenatal Diagnosis in a Case of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Prenatal Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Hyun Jin CHO
1
;
Hye Sung WON
;
Sung Hoon LEE
;
Hyun Jin RHO
;
So Ra KIM
;
Jong Yun HWANG
;
Dae Shik SUH
;
Pyl Ryang LEE
;
Ahm KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. hswon@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
Prenatal ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial*;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Fetus;
Humans;
Hypertrophy;
Mothers;
Prenatal Diagnosis*;
Ultrasonography;
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2003;14(4):447-451
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
About half of all cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCMP) have a positive family history. All first-degree relatives of patients with HCMP should be screened with echocardiography. The prenatal diagnosis of abnormal septal hypertrophy in fetuses of mothers with HCMP has not yet been documented. We report a prenatal diagnosis in a case of familial HCMP by ultrasonography which was confirmed by autopsy. Fetal echocardiography provides a valuable aid in diagnosis of familial HCMP.
