Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge
This article reviews important features to improve the diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) by applying ultrasound in prenatal cardiac screening. As low and high-risk pregnancies for CHD are subject to routine obstetric ultrasound, the diagnosis of structural heart defects represents a challe...
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| author | Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-valenzuela Alberto Borges Peixoto Edward Araujo Júnior |
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| description | This article reviews important features to improve the diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) by applying ultrasound in prenatal cardiac screening. As low and high-risk pregnancies for CHD are subject to routine obstetric ultrasound, the diagnosis of structural heart defects represents a challenge that involves a team of specialists and subspecialists on fetal ultrasonography. In this review, the images highlight normal anatomy of the heart as well as pathologic cases consistent with cardiac malposition and isomerism, septal defects, pulmonary stenosis/atresia, aortic malformations, hypoplastic left ventricle, conotruncal anomalies, tricuspid dysplasia, and Ebstein’s anomaly, and univentricular heart, among other congenital cardiovascular defects. Anatomical details of most CHD in fetuses were provided by two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound with higher quality imaging, enhancing diagnostic accuracy in a variety of CHD. Moreover, the accuracy of the cardiac defects in obstetrics ultrasound improves the outcome of most CHD, providing planned delivery, aided genetic counseling, and perinatal management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ea7a86597664c9ab65a5268520865012022-12-21T17:22:36ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322018-01-0170115016410.1016/j.ihj.2017.12.005Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledgeNathalie Jeanne Bravo-valenzuela0Alberto Borges Peixoto1Edward Araujo Júnior2Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine − Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine − Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine − Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, BrazilThis article reviews important features to improve the diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) by applying ultrasound in prenatal cardiac screening. As low and high-risk pregnancies for CHD are subject to routine obstetric ultrasound, the diagnosis of structural heart defects represents a challenge that involves a team of specialists and subspecialists on fetal ultrasonography. In this review, the images highlight normal anatomy of the heart as well as pathologic cases consistent with cardiac malposition and isomerism, septal defects, pulmonary stenosis/atresia, aortic malformations, hypoplastic left ventricle, conotruncal anomalies, tricuspid dysplasia, and Ebstein’s anomaly, and univentricular heart, among other congenital cardiovascular defects. Anatomical details of most CHD in fetuses were provided by two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound with higher quality imaging, enhancing diagnostic accuracy in a variety of CHD. Moreover, the accuracy of the cardiac defects in obstetrics ultrasound improves the outcome of most CHD, providing planned delivery, aided genetic counseling, and perinatal management.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217305849Prenatal diagnosisUltrasound imagingEchocardiographyCongenital heart disease |
| spellingShingle | Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-valenzuela Alberto Borges Peixoto Edward Araujo Júnior Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge Indian Heart Journal Prenatal diagnosis Ultrasound imaging Echocardiography Congenital heart disease |
| title | Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge |
| title_full | Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge |
| title_fullStr | Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge |
| title_short | Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease: A review of current knowledge |
| title_sort | prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease a review of current knowledge |
| topic | Prenatal diagnosis Ultrasound imaging Echocardiography Congenital heart disease |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483217305849 |
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