Evaluation of the Results of Cases Prenatally Diagnosed as VSD

1 , Mustafa Basbug 1 ABSTRACT OZET Objective: In this study, our aims were to monitor the change in ventricular septal defects (VSD) during pregnancy, to pres- ent the result of post-natal evaluation results and to document associated anomalies. Results: The most common indications of pregnant women were routine ultrasound scan, high risk in triple test, suspi- cion of cardiac or extracardiac anomalies on ultrasound scan, respectively. Fetal echocardiography was performed in 1033 pregnant women, and cardiac anomalies were determined in 193 pregnant women (18.7%). The clinical records could not be found for 69 pregnant women. Ventricular septal de- fect (VSD) was diagnosed by Fetal Echocardiography in 105 (84.7%) of 124 pregnant women who had cardiac anomalies in their fetus. Abnormal prenatal karyotype, which is applied 70 (66.6%) of 105 patients who had VSD, was determined in 11 (10.5%) patients with trisomy 21 as the most observed ab- normality. Conclusion: Prenatal diagnosis has an important role in the management of VSD. Fetal ultrasonography may provide useful additional information to aid prenatal counseling.