title: Prenatal diagnosis of long QT syndrome by non-invasive fetal electrocardiography.
abstract: Long QT syndrome is a high-risk condition associated with arrhythmia due to its sudden cause of death. Prenatal diagnosis of long QT syndrome, however, is impossible using the fetal echocardiogram. Here we present the first reported case of long QT syndrome in which a prenatal diagnosis was made using non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram. We consider that the non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram may be a good method for diagnosing fetal QT prolongation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. y.fujimoto@city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Ryuichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mochimaru
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*