Read the Special Issue on Congenital Heart disease, produced as part of ISUOG's ongoing global initiative, Every Little Heart Matters, featuring the latest clinically relevant research on congenital heart disease, as well as specially commissioned opinion and how to articles.
The July issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology is a Special Issue on Congenital Heart Disease, which was curated by UOG Editors Prof. Anita Moon-Grady and Dr Taisto Sarkola, in alignment with the goals and objectives of the Every Little Heart Matters campaign.
Prof. Katia Bilardo, Chair of the Every Little Heart Matters Oversight Group, said: "Among the activities related to our ELHM initiative, we are pleased to announce that a special edition of UOG will be entirely dedicated to the fetal heart. Leading experts will share their knowledge in a number of key articles on state-of-the-art research regarding screening and diagnosis of congenital heart disease. We invite you to read this important issue and share this information with your peers. Remember that Every Little Heart Matters!"
This issue features the latest high-impact research on congenital heart disease, including articles on the risk of minor congenital heart defect in infants conceived via assisted reproductive technology and on the prenatal presentation of fetal bradycardia and long QT syndrome, as well as specially commissioned opinion and how to articles on topics such as the basic assessment of the fetal heart in low-resource settings and how to assess ventricular function by fetal echocardiography from the Fetal Heart Society. The selection of articles included in this issue are intended to help stimulate future high-quality research, better diagnostic and therapeutic decisions and improvement in prenatal detection and care around the world.
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