Routine third trimester fetal cardiac evaluation: time for consideration

• Published in: Kardiologia prenatalna echo płodu Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 18 - 23
• Main Authors: Strzelecka, Iwona, Płużańska, Joanna, Węgrzynowski, Jerzy, Moszura, Tomasz, Słodki, Maciej, Respondek-Liberska, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter Open 01.09.2015
• Subjects: critical aortic stenosis; heart failure; HLHS; prenatal diagnosis

Most heart defects form between 4 and 6 weeks after fertilization. The detection rate is still growing. Despite significant progress in prenatal diagnosis some cases still go undetected. We present two cases of similar defects: prenatally detected and undetected, both presenting with a normal four c...