title: Simultaneous pulsed Doppler velocimetry of fetal aorta and inferior vena cava. Diagnosis of fetal congenital heart block; two case reports.
abstract: A simple technique for the diagnosis of fetal congenital heart block by simultaneous Doppler blood-flow velocimetry of the fetal abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava is described. Furthermore, a simple method of monitoring the fetal atrial reactivity during the antenatal period; and simultaneous recording of atrial and ventricular rates during labour are also described. These simple techniques can be applied for the diagnosis and monitoring of the fetus in other types of cardiac arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000502:physiology*