Prenatal diagnosis of long QT syndrome by non-invasive fetal electrocardiography.
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.
Fujimoto
Yoshinobu
Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiratsuka City Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. y.fujimoto@city.hiratsuka.kanagawa.jp
Matsumoto
Tadashi
T
Honda
Nobuhisa
N
Tojo
Ryuichiro
R
Furuya
Masataka
M
Kasai
Kenji
K
Saito
Suguru
S
Mochimaru
Fumio
F
Ishikawa
Yasuhiro
Y
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*