Fetal Echocardiography

This is the most complete reference on fetal echocardiography available. This comprehensive, practical, new text takes a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and managing fetal cardiac abnormalities and disease. It provides detailed descriptions of sonographic technique and diagnosis, as well as insights into the management of these children--before and after birth.

Presents the skills and perspectives of experts from a variety of disciplines that are necessary to diagnose and manage a wide array of complex cardiac problems presented by the fetus.

Provides vital information regarding surgical techniques available for specific cardiac abnormalities and their success rates--useful when counselling parents on what to expect before and after birth.

Reviews structural and rhythm abnormalities in the fetal heart, what they look like on ultrasound, and which scanning views are necessary for accurate diagnosis.

Describes common pitfalls encountered in fetal echocardiography, including normal variants which are often mistaken for abnormalities.

Contains the most extensive list in publication of drugs, syndromes, and chromosome abnormalities associated with congenital heart disease.

Takes a step-by-step approach to the different scanning views involved, the correct equipment to use, the technical and anatomic limitations of fetal echocardiography, and much more.

Explains how and when to use different aspects of ultrasound, including 2-D imaging, M-Mode, Pulsed Doppler, Color Flow Imaging, and Color Power.

Features more than 320 clearly reproduced ultrasound images--18 in full color--of normal and abnormal cardiac anatomy.

Makes specific guidance easy to find with separate chapters and tables for each kind of abnormality.

"Each chapter details the conditions associated with the anomaly and then describes the treatments offered and their prognosis. Every chapter is extremely wellreferenced and thus enables further studies. Enclosed within the book is an excellent CD providing video clips of the techniques described in the text, which leads to greater understanding and also a series of questions relating to each chapter... My current medical students report that this book is very popular and especially useful for revision." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, April 2010

"This book is a good addition to a departmental book shelf, for use when a cardiac defect is suspected. It is also helpful for anyone studying the fetal heart in depth, as the questions will enable them to test themselves prior to formal examinations."Gill Harrison, Senior Lecturer / Ultrasound Programme Director, City University London