title: Fetal echocardiography.
abstract: Fetal echocardiography has provided a means for the detailed assessment of cardiac structure and function from early prenatal life. Indications for a fetal echocardiographic examination and the potential implications for individuals caring for newborns with cardiac malformations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Penny
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Weintraub
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal