ArticleCJC pediatric and congenital heart disease2025
Prenatal Detection of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Using the Atrioventricular Interval on Fetal Echocardiogram.
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- Fetal Supraventricular Tachycardia: What Do We Know up to This Day?Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Better Precision in Fetal Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Management: Pre-excitation in Fetus or the Cardiologist?CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Fetal Doppler echocardiography has been widely used for the detection and characterization of fetal tachyarrhythmias. Doppler interrogation of the superior vena cava and the aorta (SVC-Ao) is used to determine the electrophysiological etiology of arrhythmias. The present study aims to investigate if the SVC-Ao technique in fetal echocardiograms could identify fetuses with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. Methods: We retrospectively searched for consecutive fetal echocardiograms with evidence of tachyarrhythmias performed at the CHU Sainte-Justine from January 2000 to July 2021. The primary outcome was defined as the presence of pre-excitation on postnatal electrocardiogram (ECG) in the context of a prenatal tachyarrhythmia and the identification of a short atrioventricular (AV) interval. Results: From a cohort of 69 patients presenting with fetal tachyarrhythmia diagnosed by echocardiography, AV intervals were measured in 9 fetuses (13%) that showed WPW on the postnatal surface ECG. The AV interval measured using fetal echocardiography showed a median of 107 ms (interquartile range: 104-116 ms), representing a Conclusions: Doppler echocardiographic AV interval measurements in fetuses with arrhythmias allow identification of prenatal WPW. The early diagnosis of WPW offers the possibility of a more comprehensive postnatal management plan, including the neonatology and cardiology teams, as well as preparing in advance for specific antiarrhythmic drug therapy.
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