DIAGNOSTICUL PRENATAL AL BOLILOR CONGENITALE DE CORD. IMPACTUL ECOCARDIOGRAFIEI FETALE.

This article presents advances in the field of fetal echocardigraphy and the significant impact of these within the fields of pediatric cardiology, perinatology and neonatology. A prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease allows improved counseling of the parents, guides the timing and optimal location of delivery, and allows appropriate planning and consultation between the cardiologist and neonatologist. It also facilitates accurate diagnosis and management of fetal arrhytmias, identifies potential candidates for in utero cardiac intervention and serves as the imaging guidance technique for these procedures. The goals, indications, advantages, limitations and spectrum of congenital heart disease that can be diagnosed are reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]