First-trimester diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease by transvaginal two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.

Gembruch, U; Knöpfle, G; Chatterjee, M; Bald, R; Hansmann, M · Obstet Gynecol · 1990

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Abstract

Until recently, prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiac malformations was restricted to the second and third trimesters. With the advent of high-frequency transvaginal probes, earlier detection of such malformations is possible. We present a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis with complete atrioventricular canal defect, insufficiency of atrioventricular valves, and complete heart block at 11 weeks' gestation diagnosed by transvaginal two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.

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