%0 Journal Article
%T El diagn¨®stico prenatal de cardiopat¨ªas cong¨¦nitas por ecocardiograf¨ªa en la provincia de Matanzas, Cuba, de 1990 a 1995
%A Gonz¨¢lez Font
%A Antonio E
%A Carrete Ram¨ªrez
%A Francisco A
%A Gonz¨¢lez Fern¨¢ndez
%A Diana R
%J Archivos de cardiolog¨ªa de M¨¦xico
%D 2005
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X we analyze the intra-uterine diagnoses of congenital cardiopathies performed by means of fetal echocardiographies from 1990 to 1995 in matanzas, cuba. all patients were examined in search of risk factors and indicators; 39 complex cardiopathies were detected, the most frequent ones were univentricular heart, hypoplasia of the left ventricle, and pulmonary atresia. significant references were an abnormal image of the four cavities and the associated fetal anomalies; 66% of the malformations were diagnosed before week 24 of gestation. it was observed that the group of patients not diagnosed prenatally had a significant perinatal mortality. although 32% of the new-borns' complex cardiopathies in that period were diagnosed prenatally, it is necessary to improve this result aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality due to these anomalies, offering the best survival conditions at the time of birth. (arch cardiol mex 2005; 75:159-164)
%K prenatal echocardiography
%K no complex congenital cardiopathies
%K complex congenital cardiopathies.
%U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1405-99402005000200006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en