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Review
. 2014 Oct;26(5):536-45.
doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000136.

Pediatric prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease

Stacy A S Killen  1 , Jessica H Mouledoux, Ann Kavanaugh-McHugh
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Review

Pediatric prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease

Stacy A S Killen et al. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose of review: Fetal cardiology is a rapidly evolving field. Imaging technology continues to advance as do approaches to in-utero interventions and care of the critically ill neonate, with even greater demand for improvement in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) and arrhythmias.

Recent findings: Reviewing the advances in prenatal diagnosis of CHD in such a rapidly developing field is a broad topic. Therefore, we have chosen to focus this review of recent literature on challenges in prenatal detection of CHD, challenges in prenatal counseling, advances in fetal arrhythmia diagnosis, and potential benefits to patients with CHD who are identified prenatally.

Summary: As methods and tools to diagnose and manage CHD and arrhythmias in utero continue to improve, future generations will hopefully see a reduction in both prenatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis can and should be used to optimize location and timing of delivery and postnatal interventions.

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