Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3974190 | Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryFetal echocardiography was initially used to diagnose structural heart disease, but recent interest has focused on functional assessment. Effects of extracardiac conditions on the cardiac function such as volume overload (in the recipient in twin–twin transfusion syndrome), a hyperdynamic circulation (arterio-venous malformation), cardiac compression (diaphragmatic hernia, lung tumours) and increased placental resistance (intrauterine growth restriction and placental insufficiency) can be studied by ultrasound and may guide decisions for intervention or delivery. A variety of functional tests can be used, but there is no single clinical standard. For some specific conditions, however, certain tests have shown diagnostic value.
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Authors
Boris Tutschek, Klaus G. Schmidt,