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Fetal Echo (Screening Cardiac Scan)

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Fetal Echo (Screening Cardiac Scan)

Cardiac defects also known as congenital heart disease or congenital heart defects occur in about 1 in 200 pregnancies and are are more common than Down Syndrome.. A fetal echo or screening cardiac scan is a transabdominal pregnancy ultrasound scan to screening for cardiac defects by a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist. This scan will identify most major cardiac defects. About 1 in 3 significant cardiac defects are missed on the routine Anomaly Scan and is complimentary to the anomaly scan.

The scan will examine the baby’s heart function, heart rhythm and heart structure and will be followed by a consultation with the Paediatric Cardiologist to discuss the findings and cardiac implications.

Congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart disease such as cardiac anomalies or heart defects affect about 1% of newborn babies and are the commonest type of structural fetal abnormalities but only about 2/3 of heart defects are routinely detected at the routine Anomaly Scan. When heart defects are present there may be an increased risk of genetic and other developmental abnormalities in the baby. As an example, babies with an AVSD, a hole between the two sides of the heart, have a 50% chance of having Down Syndrome.

Early detection of these heart defects  enables early referral to tertiary care centres with adequate expertise so that appropriate investigations can be offered, and plans made for the most appropriate mode, timing and place of delivery especially if the baby will need early cardiac surgery.

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Fetal Echo (Screening Cardiac Scan)

Cardiac defects also known as congenital heart disease or congenital heart defects occur in about 1 in 200 pregnancies and are are more common than Down Syndrome.. A fetal echo or screening cardiac scan is a transabdominal pregnancy ultrasound scan to screening for cardiac defects by a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist. This scan will identify most major cardiac defects. About 1 in 3 significant cardiac defects are missed on the routine Anomaly Scan and is complimentary to the anomaly scan.

The scan will examine the baby’s heart function, heart rhythm and heart structure and will be followed by a consultation with the Paediatric Cardiologist to discuss the findings and cardiac implications.

Congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart disease such as cardiac anomalies or heart defects affect about 1% of newborn babies and are the commonest type of structural fetal abnormalities but only about 2/3 of heart defects are routinely detected at the routine Anomaly Scan. When heart defects are present there may be an increased risk of genetic and other developmental abnormalities in the baby. As an example, babies with an AVSD, a hole between the two sides of the heart, have a 50% chance of having Down Syndrome.

Early detection of these heart defects  enables early referral to tertiary care centres with adequate expertise so that appropriate investigations can be offered, and plans made for the most appropriate mode, timing and place of delivery especially if the baby will need early cardiac surgery.

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