PMID: 9639979Jun 26, 1998Paper

The significance of cardiography in the diagnosis of cardiac ectopia of the fetus

Ginekologia polska
M Respondek-LiberskaE Czichos

Abstract

Retrospective analysis of echocardiographic examinations of 7 fetuses with ectopia cordis was presented. The majority of abnormalities were found in low risk pregnancies. There was only one case of isolated ectopia cordis with normal heart anatomy and no extracardiac malformations. There was no survival. Theoretically the prenatal diagnosis of isolated ectopia cordis may help to choose the proper term, place and method of delivery and also to plan the optimal care of newborn. Parents should be counseled about the prognosis in such cases, at the tertiary center, after detailed fetal echocardiography.

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