Fetal Center


June 2013 Parma Echo Meeting From Fetus to Joung Adult

Dear colleagues and friends,

here is the Program of our June 2013 Parma Echo Meeting.

We invite you to partecipate to “…a very special and unique Meeting ! …“

“ .. Avec un programme scientifique de qualité et une hospitalité unique,

prenant soin de toute chose, de tous et de chacun!… “

“ L’atmosfera come sempre e’ affettuosa e charming …”

“ The Parma Meeting continues to have a unique place in our lives !”

Vi aspettiamo ! per un’altra “ wonderful experience ! “

M Ludovica Maramotti Prezioso Umberto Squarcia

Max Mara Universita’ di Parma


Early fetal echocardiography and increased nuchal translucency

Early fetal echocardiography and increased nuchal translucency

Increased NT is associated with a spectrum of fetal abnormalities.
The commonest association is with chromosomal defects. In fetuses
with increased NT and a normal karyotype, the risk of an adverse
outcome remains and increases with increasing NT.


7th European Echocardiography Course in Congenital Heart Disease

The 7th European Echocardiography Course in Congenital Heart Disease will be organised in

Barcelona, from Wednesday 3th to Saturday 6th October 2012.
This course provides a thorough overview of Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease and is aimed at Pediatric Cardiologists, Grown-up Congenital Heart Disease Specialists and Echocardiography Technicians working with Congenital Heart Disease patients.


6th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 2013

The 6th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery 2013 takes place from the 17th to the 22nd February 2013.

The World Congress is run for and on behalf of the International Steering Committee for the World Congress and builds on the solid scientific foundations established at the previous World Congresses.


2° Corso avanzato di Demo Live di Ecografia

2° Corso avanzato di Demo Live di Ecografia, Diagnosi Prenatale, Terapia Fetale e Procreazione Assistita

– Cagliari – 8/10 Giugno 2012

La Ian Donald International University School of Medical Ultrasound organizza in Cagliari presso l’Ospedale Microcitemico
Il 2° corso avanzato di Demo Live di Ecografia, Diagnosi Prenatale, Terapia Fetale e Procreazione Assistita.
Il corso inizierà l’ 8 giugno e terminerà il 10 Giugno 2012


Chiari Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology

Chiari’s Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology
Fatiha Bendadi • David A. van Tijn • Lou Pistorius • Matthias W. Freund

The Author(s) 2011. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com

Chiari’s Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal PathologyAbstract Chiari’s network is a remnant of the eustachian valve located in the right atrium.
Incomplete involution of the fetal sinus venosus valves results in ‘‘redundant’’ Chiari’s network, which may compromise cardiovascular function. This report describes a case with the novel finding of prenatal compromise due to redundant Chiari’s network and an uncommon case with significant postnatal symptoms.