Successes and shortcomings of fetal echocardiography.
While it is possible to perform balloon valvuloplasty of a critically stenosed pulmonary valve in the fetus safely, the majority of serious heart conditions remain undiagnosed until after birth. This article addresses the successes and shortcomings of fetal cardiology.
Gardiner
H M
HM
Queen Charlotte's and the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College School of Medicine, London SW3 6NP.
D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*