2023 Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts – A Video CME Teaching Activity

• Release Date : 1 Feb 2023

Target Audience

This course will greatly benefit physicians and sonographers in the fields of obstetric imaging, fetal echocardiography and pediatric cardiology. Residents in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as fellows in maternal fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, will also benefit greatly. It should also prove valuable to those physicians and sonographers wanting to gain a more in-depth knowledge of fetal echocardiography

Educational Objectives ▼

At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Discuss indications for fetal echocardiography, review existing guidelines and the approach to patient counseling.
• Optimize ultrasound equipment for the use of 2D and Doppler in fetal echocardiography.
• Review the normal fetal cardiac anatomy.
• Describe the abnormalities of the venous system of the fetal heart.
• Discuss in detail anomalies of the cardiac chambers to include septal defects and anomalies of the right and left ventricle.
• Review in detail anomalies of the outflow tracts to include transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot complex and aortic arch abnormalities.

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.

Topics

• Current Indications for Fetal Echocardiography: The New National Guidelines
• How to Optimize Your Image in Fetal Cardiac Ultrasound
• Normal Anatomy of the Cardiac Chambers
• Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Anomalies of the Right Ventricle
• Case Report 1
• Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: The Fetal Borderline Left Ventricle
• Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
• Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Single Ventricle Anatomy – Type Congenital Heart Disease
• Hands-on Scanning Session 1: Optimizing Your Fetal Echo Examination
• Congenital Heart Disease in Multiple Pregnancies
• Cardiac Tumors
• The Placenta and Congenital Heart Disease
• Case Report 2
• Panel Discussion – Question and Answer Session: Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Cardiac Chamber Abnormalities
• The Developing Fetal Brain in Congenital Heart Disease
• Screening for Cardiac Malformations in the First and Second Trimester of Pregnancy
• The Three-Vessel Trachea View
• Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Case Report 3
• Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Tetralogy of Fallot
• Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Aortic Arch Abnormalities
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Situs Abnormalities
• Oxygen for Fetal Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease: What is the Evidence?
• Approach to Diagnosis of Systemic Venous Malformations
• Approach to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Venous Malformations
• Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Rhythm Abnormalities
• Counseling for Prenatal Congenital Heart Disease
• Case Report 4
• The Genetics of Cardiac Malformations
• Long QT Syndrome: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management
• Cardiovascular Malformations of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• Fetal Cardiac Imaging in the First Trimester
• Case Report 5
• Hands-on Scanning 2: Review of Normal Cardiac Anatomy
• Review of Fetal Cardiac Malformations: Putting it All Together
• Case Report 6