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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal arrhythmias: A new echocardiographic technique

✍ Scribed by Israel Shapiro; Mordechai Sharf; Edward G. Abinader

Book ID
102889082
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
890 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis

Fetal cardiac arrhythmias are usually detected with a Doppler apparatus during the routine examination of the pregnant woman. Certain arrhythmias may cause heart failure in utero, leading to hydrops fetalis and even fetal death. These are mainly supraventricular tachycardia,' complete heart b l o ~k , ~, ~ and atrial flutter.* Correct prenatal diagnosis of the type of arrhythmia is mandatory for the following reasons.

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