Maternal lithium and neonatal Ebstein's anomaly: evaluation with cross-sectional echocardiography.
Cross-sectional echocardiography was used to evaluate two neonates whose mothers ingested lithium during pregnancy. In one infant, Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve was identified. In the other infant cross-sectional echocardiography provided reassurance that the infant did not have Ebstein's anomaly. Cross-sectional echocardiographic screening of newborns exposed to lithium during gestation can provide highly accurate, noninvasive assessment of the presence or absence of lithium-induced cardiac malformations.
D000328:Adult; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis
D008094:Lithium