Fetal echocardiography. Management of suspected congenital heart disease

• Published in: Missouri medicine Vol. 86; no. 4; p. 217
• Main Authors: Henson, R E, Cardwell, M S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1989
• Subjects: Adult; Echocardiography; Female; Gestational Age; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis; Heart Defects, Congenital - therapy; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Prenatal Diagnosis; Prognosis

As prenatal ultrasound and echocardiographic imaging become more common-place, prenatal diagnosis of serious cardiac conditions becomes possible. A case report points out the importance of establishing a firm diagnosis before undertaking definitive treatment after birth.