Fetal Echocardiography

Description

This book is a comprehensive guide to the anatomic and functional evaluation of a normal and an abnormal fetal heart.

Beginning with an introduction to fetal echocardiography, guidelines for performing a fetal echocardiogram, and indications and timing, the following sections discuss different fetal cardiac defects, including arrhythmias and heart failure.

The final chapters provide in depth discussion on genetics and congenital heart disease (CHD), and the management of pregnancy after fetal CHD diagnosis.

Each topic concludes with a summary and key points and is further enhanced by clinical images.

Key Features

• Provides essential information in a systematic way to the trainees and act as a reference book for practitioners
• Contains personal clinical experience from the clinicians well known in the field of fetal echocardiography
• Contains high quality pictures from personal collection
• Includes principals on how to obtain basic fetal echo views of optimal quality
• Shows how to practically approach abnormal hearts
• Provides Quiz in the form of CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

1. Basics of Fetal Echocardiography
2. General Guidelines for Performing Fetal Echocardiogram
3. Indications and Timing of Fetal Echocardiography
4. How to Perform a Normal Fetal Echocardiogram: A Practical Guide
5. Fetal Cardiac Defects
6. Pitfalls in Fetal Echocardiography
7. Fetal Arrhythmias: Evaluation and Management
8. Fetal Heart Failure
9. Fetal Cardiac Interventions
10. Genetics and Congenital Heart Disease
11. Management of Pregnancy after Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease
12. Does Prenatal Detection of Heart Disease Improve the Outcome?
13. Index

Authors Biography

Sejal Shah MD

Consultant Paediatric and Foetal Cardiologist, Rx Dx Clinic, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sunita Maheshwari ABP ABPC

Paediatric Cardiologist and E-Teacher, Teleradiology Solutions and Rx Dx Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

PV Suresh MD DM

Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India