About This CME Teaching Activity
This CME teaching activity provides detailed information on the evaluation of the normal fetal heart both from an anatomic and functional approach. Detailed information on the use of three-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography and cardiac imaging in the early gestation is presented. This activity also provides comprehensive evaluation of various cardiac malformations, involving abnormalities of the cardiac chambers and the outflow tracts.
Target Audience
This course will greatly benefit physicians and sonographers in the fields of obstetric imaging, fetal echocardiography and pediatric cardiology. Residents in obstetrics and gynecology, as well as fellows in maternal fetal medicine and pediatric cardiology, will also benefit greatly. It should also prove valuable to those physicians and sonographers wanting to gain a more in-depth knowledge of fetal echocardiography.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:
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Discuss indications for fetal echocardiography, review existing guidelines and the approach to patient counseling.
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Optimize ultrasound equipment for the use of 2D and Doppler in fetal echocardiography.
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Review the normal fetal cardiac anatomy.
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Describe the abnormalities of the venous system of the fetal heart.
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Discuss in detail anomalies of the cardiac chambers to include septal defects and anomalies of the right and left ventricle.
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Review in detail anomalies of the outflow tracts to include transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot complex and aortic arch abnormalities.
No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.
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Faculty
Program Chair: Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Shaine A. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., BCM
Associate Professor
Pediatrics - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Clinical Ultrasound Educator
Scripps Health
San Diego, CA
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS
Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Robert and Dolores Harrington Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Director, Fetal Heart Program
Professor of Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of Ultrasound Research & Education
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
Session 1
Current Indications for Fetal Echocardiography: The New National Guidelines
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
How to Optimize Your Image in Fetal Cardiac Ultrasound
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Normal Anatomy of the Cardiac Chambers
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Anomalies of the Right Ventricle
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Report 1
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Session 2
Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: The Fetal Borderline Left Ventricle
Shaine A. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., BCM
Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Cardiac Chambers Abnormalities: Single Ventricle Anatomy - Type Congenital Heart Disease
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Session 3
Hands-on Scanning Session 1: Optimizing Your Fetal Echo Examination
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Congenital Heart Disease in Multiple Pregnancies
Shaine A. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., BCM
Cardiac Tumors
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS
The Placenta and Congenital Heart Disease
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Case Report 2
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
Panel Discussion - Question and Answer Session:
Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Cardiac Chamber Abnormalities
Faculty
Session 4
The Developing Fetal Brain in Congenital Heart Disease
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS
Screening for Cardiac Malformations in the First and Second Trimester of Pregnancy
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
The Three-Vessel Trachea View
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Transposition of the Great Arteries
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Case Report 3
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Session 5
Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Tetralogy of Fallot
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Anomalies of the Great Vessels: Aortic Arch Abnormalities
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS
Ultrasound Evaluation of Situs Abnormalities
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Oxygen for Fetal Intervention in Congenital Heart Disease: What is the Evidence?
Shaine A. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., BCM
Session 6
Approach to Diagnosis of Systemic Venous Malformations
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Approach to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Venous Malformations
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Rhythm Abnormalities
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
Counseling for Prenatal Congenital Heart Disease
Jack Rychik, M.D.
Case Report 4
Shaine A. Morris, M.D., M.P.H., BCM
Session 7
The Genetics of Cardiac Malformations
Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
Long QT Syndrome: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management
Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Malformations of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS
Fetal Cardiac Imaging in the First Trimester
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Case Report 5
Mishella Perez, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM
Session 8
Hands-on Scanning 2: Review of Normal Cardiac Anatomy
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Review of Fetal Cardiac Malformations: Putting it All Together
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Case Report 6
Shabnam Peyvandi, M.D., MAS