Fetal Cardiac Care

by Dr Mridul Agarwal

For Professionals

  • Irregular Fetal Heart Rate / Ectopics

    Atria Ectopics Of all the arrhythmias diagnosed during pregnancy, the Atrial Premature Complex (APC) or Atrial ectopics represent 90 % and mostly reported as missed beats. Premature contractions are easily detectable by any modality of fetal screening and diagnosis of missed fetal beats is not uncommonly made during fetal auscultation. APCs are self-limiting and hemodynamically…

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  • Fetal Complete Heart Block

    Isolated complete heart block (CHB) is an immunological disorder in most cases. Mothers of affected fetuses often suffer from connective tissue – autoimmune disease (commonly Sjögren’s syndrome or Systemic lupus erythematosus), but most women may be clinically asymptomatic. However, almost all of them test positive for Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and autoantibodies to the SSA/Ro or…

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  • The Fetal Echocardiography

    Fetal echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic imaging technique that employs ultrasound to visualize and evaluate the developing heart of a fetus. Fetal echocardiography is a critical tool that allows medical professionals to assess the fetal heart and identify potential abnormalities at an early stage.