FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Salvatore Gerboni M.D.
University' "G.d'Annunzio" - Chieti
Introduction
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Fetal echocardiography is up to date the most valuable tool for the diagnosis of
fetal heart diseases. The specificity is about 99 % and the sensibility is over 80 %
depending from the experitise of the examiner. The examen is completely non invasive
and harmless for the fetus and is the only tool that allows a complete cardiac structure and function evaluation and
monitoring during fetal life.It alllows, also the studies of cardiac arrhithmias
which are now managible with transplacentar therapy
The most frequent asked questions, from expectant mothers during obstretical consultations , are :
 
must do the second level of Fetal Echocardiography |
