Introduction The field of transcatheter structural heart interventions has grown tremendously in recent years. Because operators are not able to directly visualize the cardiac anatomy during percutaneous procedures, live imaging…
Introduction Invasive hemodynamic assessment is a critical part of structural intervention. Imaging and hemodynamics are complementary, and both need to be mastered for effectiveness in structural heart disease (SHD) interventions….
Structural heart disease (SHD) intervention is the fastest-growing area in cardiology and cardiac surgery. The number of transcatheter procedures has increased from approximately 5000 procedures in 2012 to over 60,000…
Introduction Procedural and clinical outcomes for patients referred to the cardiac catheterization laboratory, including those undergoing percutaneous structural heart interventions, depend on obtaining safe and adequate vascular access. Structural heart…
Diagnosis from a Distance: Telecardiology in the Evaluation of Fetal Arrhythmias J. Fred Thomas Christina A. Olson Gerard Frunzi Bettina F. Cuneo INTRODUCTION There are several reasons that a timely…
The Fetal Pacemaker Yaniv Bar-Cohen Gerald E. Loeb Michael J. Silka Jay D. Pruetz Ramen H. Chmait INTRODUCTION Severe bradycardia, particularly when there is a sustained fetal heart rate (FHR)…
Magnetocardiography for the Fetus at Risk for Stillbirth Janette F. Strasburger INTRODUCTION For half a century, the superb diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound and echocardiography have been the primary tools for…
The Elusive Fetal Electrocardiogram Helena M. Gardiner INTRODUCTION The major adverse pregnancy outcomes include intrapartum mortality at 0.35 per 1000 births; stillbirth affecting 4.1 per 1000 births a year; birth…
Delivery Planning Mary T. Donofrio Alfred Abuhamad INTRODUCTION The prenatal diagnosis of fetal arrhythmias has improved perinatal outcomes in several ways (TABLE 5.3.1). First, treatment of incessant arrhythmias can decrease…
The Anti-Ro/SSA Positive Pregnancy Helena M. Gardiner Bettina F. Cuneo INTRODUCTION This chapter focuses on aspects of pregnancy related to anti-Ro/SSA antibody-associated fetal cardiac diseases collectively known as cardiac neonatal…
