Fetal Cardiology

Organization of screening for congenital heart disease.- Screening views of the fetal heart.- Extended views of the fetal heart.- Use of Doppler techniques in fetal echocardiography.- Assessment of fetal cardiac function.- First trimester fetal echocardiography.- Abnormalities of the four chamber view.- Abnormalities of the great arteries.- Abnormalities of the aortic arch.- Abnormalities of the systemic and pulmonary veins.- Fetal arrhythmias.- Role of fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.- Counselling following a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease.- Fetal abnormalities associated with congenital heart defects.- Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease.- Impact of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease on outcome.- Obstetric management of the fetus with congenital heart disease.- Cardiac management of the fetus with congenital heart disease.

John Simpson is Professor of Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. He qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1987 and trained in paediatric cardiology at Guy's Hospital, London and the University of California, San Francisco. Professor Simpson has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers with a major focus on prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease. He was a co-author of the AEPC guidelines on the practice of fetal cardiology in Europe and is on the Editorial Board of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging.

Vita Zidere is Consultant in Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. She qualified in medicine from the Riga Stradins University in 1994 and trained in paediatric and fetal cardiology at the University Children's Hospital in Riga, Latvia, at Guy's Hospital, London and at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Centre, Babies Hospital, New York, USA. Dr Zidere has published peer-reviewed papers with a major focus on prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

Owen Miller is a Consultant in Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology and Associate Medical Director, Evelina London Children's Hospital. He graduated from the University of Newcastle, Australia and trained in Paediatrics, Paediatric Intensive Care and Paediatric Cardiology in Sydney, Zurich and London. Dr Miller is a board member of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and his main clinical and research interests cover advanced cardiac imaging in fetal and paediatric cardiology.

"It is a pleasure to see another book dedicated to the fetal heart. ... It will be a good addition to the libraries of experts in fetal medicine as it offers quick access to relevant information to help understanding of fetal congenital heart disease. It will also be of value to paediatric cardiologists, experienced sonographers and other professionals who wish to extend their knowledge on how to diagnose and manage prenatally detected cardiac abnormalities." (Julene S Carvalho, RAD Magazine, January, 2020)

"This presents a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of fetal cardiac diseases. ... This is a good supplement to the other books available on fetal cardiology and echocardiographic examination. The focus is predominantly on echocardiographic examinations,which this book does well." (Aashish Gupta, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 15 , 2019)