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Abnormal pulmonary venous return diagnosed prenatally by pulsed Doppler flow imaging
Author(s) -
Feller Printz B.,
Allan L. D.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09050347.x
Subject(s) - medicine , venous return curve , fetus , cardiology , hemodynamics , doppler effect , radiology , ultrasound , color doppler , obstetrics and gynaecology , doppler ultrasound , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , blood flow , pregnancy , ultrasonography , vein , physics , astronomy , biology , genetics
Pulsed Doppler ultrasound has been used to characterize distinctive pulmonary venous flow patterns in the normal fetus and child. Changes in these characteristic flow patterns have been related to abnormal atria1 and ventricular hemodynamics. We report a case of total anomalous pulmonary venous return diagnosed prenatally because of an abnormal pulsed Doppler echocardiographic flow pattern, even though color flow mapping appeared to demonstrate normal pulmonary venous drainage. This case demonstrates the importance of obtaining pulsed Doppler pulmonary venous flow profiles during fetal echocardiography, especially in cases of complex congenital heart disease. Copyright © 1997 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology