| Autor: |
Steinfeld, Leonard, Rappaport, Howard L., Rossbach, Hans C., Martinez, Eulogio |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of the American College of Cardiology; December 1986, Vol. 8 Issue: 6 p1425-1433, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
Fetal echocardiography is the most practical method for diagnosing prenatal arrhythmias. Because some prenatal tachyarrhythmias have been shown to respond to antiarrhythmic drugs, correctly diagnosing fetal arrhythmias has assumed new importance. With the aid of two-dimensional echocardiographic imaging, an M-mode cursor can be aligned to record atrial and ventricular wall motion—either independently or simultaneously. A consistent feature in the fetus is prominent atrial wall contractions that can be readily recorded on the M-mode tracing. By matching atrial and ventricular wall contractions with assumed P waves and QRS com- plexes, the fetal electrocardiogram can be reconstructed. |
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