TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 3. Fetal Cardiology A1 - Goff, Donna A1 - Quartermain, Michael A1 - Szwast, Anita A2 - Gleason, Marie Murphy A2 - Rychik, Jack A2 - Shaddy, Robert Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Pediatric Practice: Cardiology AB - Congenital heart disease comprises the most common form of congenital anomaly found in humans, affecting 8 of every 1000 live births and 10 to 12 out of every 1000 pregnancies. Over the past 20 years, fetal echocardiography has emerged as a reliable and accurate means to diagnose these problems associated with cardiac structure and function prior to birth. As imaging technologies continue to improve, a higher percentage of congenital heart defects and abnormalities of fetal cardiovascular function can be detected prior to birth, allowing practitioners to counsel parents about their unborn child's expected outcome and to implement prenatal and perinatal management strategies in order to maximize postnatal outcome. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56745628 ER -