Prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and trisomy 18 in a fetus with normal nuchal translucency and abnormal ductus venosus blood flow at 13 weeks of gestation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology : the Official Journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
J M Martínez CrespoAlbert Fortuny

Abstract

We describe a case of early prenatal diagnosis of a major congenital heart anomaly and trisomy 18 in a low-risk pregnant woman. Nuchal translucency (NT) measurement at 13 weeks' gestation was 1.2 mm and Doppler evaluation of the ductus venosus detected a persistent reversed flow during atrial contraction. This finding prompted us to perform fetal echocardiography which showed hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Karyotyping following chorionic villus sampling diagnosed trisomy 18. Review of the recent literature suggests that the finding of an abnormal ductus venosus Doppler pattern in the late first trimester of pregnancy may be an early sign of either congenital cardiac or chromosomal abnormality, even in the presence of normal NT screening.

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