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Fetal echocardiography plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of fetal cardiovascular disease, with future expansion into first trimester diagnoses and fetal intervention.
Fetal echocardiography is critical for the prenatal diagnosis and management of structural, functional, and rhythm-related fetal cardiovascular diseases, with ongoing advancements in early detection and fetal intervention.
May guide prenatal counseling in fetal cardiovascular disease; leaves open prospective validation of first-trimester diagnosis and interventions.
BACKGROUND: Fetal echocardiography plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of structural, functional and rhythm-related fetal cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVES/METHODS: This article reviews the history of fetal echocardiography and the prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiovascular disease as well as the evolution of the field of fetal cardiology. The clinical application of fetal echocardiography, including indications for referral, timing of referral and considerations in the diagnosis and serial assessment of fetal cardiovascular disease, is presented. CONCLUSIONS: Newer directions in the field of fetal cardiology, including first trimester diagnoses and fetal intervention, will continue to expand its role in the evaluation and treatment of affected pregnancies in the future; however, equally as important are efforts to continue to improve prenatal detection rates.
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Lisa K. Hornberger (2008) conducted a review in Fetal cardiovascular disease. Fetal echocardiography was evaluated. Fetal echocardiography plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of fetal cardiovascular disease, with future expansion into first trimester diagnoses and fetal intervention.
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