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2 cze 2023 · Effective fetal cardiac screening should maximize detection of structural anomalies and (according to available expertise and resources) abnormalities of function and rhythm, as part of routine prenatal care.
Congenital heart disease is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality from birth defects with an estimated incidence of 6 per 1000 live births for moderate to severe forms. 1,2 Accurate prenatal diagnosis offers potential clinical benefit with regard to infant outcome, especially in
1 lip 2023 · Indications for performance of fetal echocardiography (Table 1), the gold standard test to diagnose congenital heart disease (CHD) in the fetus, have evolved over the years. The discussion in this section hinges on the quality and sensitivity of prenatal ultrasound screening for cardiac abnormalities, the basic or detailed obstetric anatomic ...
11 sty 2017 · International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carvalho JS, Allan LD, et al. ISUOG Practice Guidelines (updated): sonographic screening examination of the fetal heart. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;41(3):348–359.
The examiner can optimize sonographic images by appropriate adjustment of technical settings, such as acoustic focus, frequency selection, signal gain, image magnification, temporal resolution, harmon-ic imaging, and Doppler-related parameters (eg, velocity scale, frequency wall filter, and frame rate).
In the fetus, heart failure can be caused by a myriad of factors that include fetal shunting abnormalities, genetic cardiomyopathies, extracardiac malformations, arrhythmias and structural congenital heart disease.
7 lut 2019 · The functional assessment of the fetal heart conveys important information regarding the hemodynamic status and cardiovascular adaptation of a fetus in the face of several perinatal complications. Numerous studies have evaluated existing echocardiographic techniques in order to improve functional assessments [2].
