The prenatal cardiac diagnosis has greatly benefited from advances in ultrasound technology in an ability to detect abnormalities.It has also enabled to detect single gene disorders, leading to substantive improvements in detection of such congenital anomalies.An early detection of these anomalies enables early referral to tertiary care centers with adequate expertise.Further comprehensive evaluation can be performed with a dedicated fetal echocardiography, particularly in high-risk pregnancies and in cases with extracardiac anomalies. The congenital cardiac disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with half of these cases being lethal or requiring surgical correction.
The causes for congenital cardiac defects include environmental, genetic, and chromosomal abnormalities with a higher incidence among infants with affected siblings or mother. Detection of cardiac anomalies…
