DocmedED 2026 Fetal Echocardiography Normal and Abnormal Hearts

This teaching activity provides detailed information on the evaluation of the normal fetal heart both from an anatomic and functional approach. In keeping with progress in this field, detailed information on the use of three-dimensional ultrasound in fetal echocardiography and cardiac imaging in the early gestation is presented. The course also provides a comprehensive evaluation of various cardiac malformations, involving abnormalities of the cardiac chambers and the outflow tracts.
Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital malformation with a significant impact on neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease is a collaborative effort between maternal–fetal medicine specialists and pediatric cardiologists. The renowned course faculty represents the specialties, and all are actively involved in caring for pregnancies complicated with fetal cardiac abnormalities.
This course provides a broad review and dialogue on fetal echocardiography and should be extremely helpful to physicians and sonographers involved in prenatal diagnosis and in caring for children born with congenital heart disease. We hope that you will join us.

Target Audience

This teaching activity 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.

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Educational Objectives 

At the completion of this teaching activity, you should be able to:

Discuss indications for fetal echocardiography, review existing guidelines and the approach to patient counseling.
Optimize ultrasound equipment for the use of 2D and Doppler in fetal echocardiography.
Review the normal fetal cardiac anatomy.
Describe the abnormalities of the venous system of the fetal heart.
Discuss in detail anomalies of the cardiac chambers to include septal defects and anomalies of the right and left ventricles.
Review in detail anomalies of the outflow tracts to include transposition of great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot complex, and aortic arch abnormalities.

+ Topics:

National & International Guidelines for Fetal Echocardiography – Joshua A. Copel, M.D.
Optimizing Your Ultrasound Examination: A Must for Fetal Cardiac Imaging – Tracy L. Anton
Screening for Congenital Heart Disease in the First & Second Trimesters of Pregnancy – Elena Sinkovskaya
Looking for Fetal Heart Disease – Joshua A. Copel
Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Elena Sinkovskaya
Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 1: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome & Critical Aortic Stenosis – Jack Rychik
Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 2: Atrioventricular Septal Defect – Christopher L. Lindblade
Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 3: Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects – Elena Sinkovskaya
Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 4: Abnormal Right Ventricle (Ebstein Anomaly, Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Septum) – Jack Rychik
Live Demonstration Scanning Session 1: Image Optimization for Cardiac Screening – Tracy L. Anton
Anomalies of the Cardiac Chambers 5: Single Ventricle-Type Congenital Heart Disease – Jack Rychik
Approach to Systemic Venous Abnormalities – Alfred Abuhamad
Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Cardiac Imaging – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Case Presentation I – Tracy L. Anton
Case Presentation II – Christopher L. Lindblade
Panel Discussion – Faculty
Tips and Tricks of Fetal Echocardiography – Tracy L. Anton
Genetic Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease – Joshua A. Copel
Normal Fetal Cardiac Anatomy: The Great Vessels & Upper Mediastinum – Alfred Abuhamad
Three and Four Dimensional Ultrasound in Fetal Echocardiography – Elena Sinkovskaya
Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Anomalies of the Great Vessels 1: Transposition of Great Vessels – Christopher L. Lindblade
Anomalies of the Great Vessels 2: Tetralogy of Fallot – Alfred Abuhamad
Anomalies of the Great Vessels 3: Aortic Arch Abnormalities – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Approach to Diagnosis & Management of Fetal Arrhythmias – Joshua A. Copel
Live Demonstration Scanning Session 2: The Cardiac Exam – Alfred Abuhamad
Fetal Cardiac Interventions – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Anomalies of Pulmonary Venous Return – Christopher L. Lindblade
Approach to Heterotaxy – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Case Presentation III – Joshua A. Copel
Live Demonstration Scanning Session 3: Doppler & Fetal Arrhythmias – Elena Sinkovskaya
Panel Discussion – Faculty
Parental Counseling in Fetal Cardiac Malformations – Jack Rychik
Cardiac Imaging in Early Gestation – Alfred Abuhamad
Prenatal Evaluation of Cardiac Function – Elena Sinkovskaya
Pregnancies with Sjogren’s Antibodies: Controversies in Management – Anita J. Moon-Grady
Just Images & Movie Clips: Do You Know the Diagnosis? – Elena Sinkovskaya
Putting it All Together: Can You Make the Diagnosis? – Alfred Abuhamad
Case Presentations IV – Tracy L. Anton
Panel Discussion/Question and Answer Session – Faculty