title: First-trimester diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease by transvaginal two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.
abstract: Until recently, prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiac malformations was restricted to the second and third trimesters. With the advent of high-frequency transvaginal probes, earlier detection of such malformations is possible. We present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis with complete atrioventricular canal defect, insufficiency of atrioventricular valves, and complete heart block at 11 weeks' gestation diagnosed by transvaginal two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prenatal Diagnosis, University of Bonn, West Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gembruch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Knöpfle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bald
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis