Fetal echocardiography with high risk pregnancy

ABSTRACT

Fetal hearts of 20 pregnant women with insulin dependent diabetes, 20 with hypertension and 20 with rheumatic heart disease as well as ten normal controls were studied by echocardiography. It was found that fetuses of diabetic, hypertensive and rheumatic mothers had smaller end diastolic, end systolic left ventricular dimensions, interventricular septal thickness, left ventricular wall thickness, aortic root diameter and left atrial diameter. No congenital malformations were detected. A screening of high risk pregnant female was recommended to adjust the time and place of labor in order to minimize the incidence of morbidity and mortality