Archivi annuali: 2006

FETAL AND NEONATAL PRESENTATION OF NON-COMPACTED VENTRICULAR

Pubblicato in English fetal cardiology neonatal cardiology con tag NON-COMPACTED VENTRICULAR in da (aggiornato 3938 giorni fa)

Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium (NCVM) is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by
numerous, prominent trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses caused by arrest in myocardial embryogenesis.
This study reviews our experience with neonatal and fetal NCVM. In contrast to the past reports of fetal and
neonatal NCVM, all pts in this group improved, and survived infancy.

ECTOPIA CORDIS : diagnosi prenatale

Pubblicato in cardiologia fetale fetal cardiology Italiano con tag ECTOPIA CORDIS in da (aggiornato 3938 giorni fa)

ECTOPIA CORDIS : diagnosi prenatale
S.Gerboni

L’Ectopia Cordis ( dislocazione parziale o totale del cuore con il suo sacco pericardico fuori dal torace ) è una anomalia congenita altamente letale e fortunatamente estremamente rara : si verifica in 5-8 neonati per un milione di nati vivi. Può essere classificata in quattro tipi a seconda della sede in cui il cuore è dislocato :
– cervicale,
– toracico,
– toraco-addominale
– addominale .

Prenatal diagnosis of persistent left superior vena

Pubblicato in English fetal cardiology con tag persistent left superior vena in da (aggiornato 3938 giorni fa)

Prenatal diagnosis of persistent left superior vena
cava and its associated congenital anomalies
C. BERG*, M. KN¨ UPPEL*, A. GEIPEL*, T. KOHL*, M. KRAPP†, G. KN ¨ OPFLE‡, U. GERMER§, M. HANSMANN* and U. GEMBRUCH*
*Department of Prenatal Medicine and Obstetrics, University of Bonn, and ‡Department of Pathology, Rheinische
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit ¨ at, Bonn, †Division of Prenatal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital
Schleswig-Holstein, Campus L¨ ubeck and §Department of Prenatal Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) represents the
most common form of anomalous systemic venous return
in adults. It has been observed in 0.3% of autopsies in
the general population and in 4–8% of patients with
congenital heart disease. The PLSVC usually drains into the right atrium via the coronary sinus and may lead to a dilatation of the latter in the prenatal period.

Diagnosis, characterization and outcome of ccTGA

Pubblicato in English fetal cardiology neonatal cardiology con tag ccTGA in da (aggiornato 3938 giorni fa)

Diagnosis, characterization and outcome of congenitally
corrected transposition of the great arteries in the fetus:
a multicenter series of 30 cases
D. PALADINI*, P. VOLPE†, M. MARASINI‡, M. G. RUSSO§, M. VASSALLO*, M. GENTILE¶,and R. CALABR ` O§
*Fetal Cardiology Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Federico II of Naples and §Department of Pediatric Cardiology, 2nd University of Naples, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, †Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ‘‘Di Venere-Giovanni XXIII’’ Hospital and ¶Department of Medical Genetics, I.R.C.C.S. ‘‘Di Venere-Giovanni XXIII’’ Hospital, Bari and ‡Pediatric Cardiology,
I.R.C.C.S. Giannina Gaslini Hospital, Genoa, Italy

Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
(ccTGA) is characterized by atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial discordance. It represents a rare cardiac
defect, accounting for 1.1% of cases of major congenital
heart disease (CHD), and has an incidence at birth of
0.02 per 1000 live births. Prenatal diagnosis of this
lesion is feasible but may be difficult to detect at routine
screening because the atrioventricular discordance may
be overlooked if other significant anomalies of the fourchamber
view are absent.