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Prenatal diagnosis of long QT syndrome using fetal magnetocardiography
Author(s) -
Hamada Hiromi,
Horigome Hitoshi,
Asaka Mitsuhiro,
Shigemitsu Sadahiko,
Mitsui Toshio,
Kubo Takeshi,
Kandori Akihiko,
Tsukada Keiji
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199907)19:7<677::aid-pd597>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - magnetocardiography , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , long qt syndrome , fetus , electrocardiography , gestation , cardiology , obstetrics , pregnancy , qt interval , biology , genetics
We describe the detection of congenital long QT syndrome in a fetus at 37 weeks’ gestation using magnetocardiography (MCG). The prenatal diagnosis was confirmed by standard electrocardiography (ECG) performed after birth. This is the first case report of fetal long QT syndrome detected by MCG. Fetal MCG may be useful in the prenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiac disease with abnormal ECG findings. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.