Abstract Cysts of the umbilical cord have been reported in all trimesters. The clinical significance and prognosis of cord cysts vary depending on the gestational age at diagnosis, persistence of…

Abstract The rising rates of cesarean delivery in recent years have led to an increase in the diagnosis of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta. A high index of suspicion and…

Abstract Fetal arrhythmias are defined as any abnormality in heart rhythm, including heart rates less than 100 beats/min (bradyarrhythmia) or greater than 180 beats/min (tachyarrhythmia) or any irregularity (mainly ectopic…

Abstract Amniotic band sequence (ABS) refers to a set of highly variable congenital anomalies involving multiple structures, all of which are caused by amniotic bands that adhere, entangle, and disrupt…

Abstract Placental abruption complicates a small fraction of pregnancies but has the potential to carry major maternal and fetal morbidity. As this entity is diagnosed clinically, imaging plays a limited…

Abstract Double-inlet single ventricle is a rare anomaly that comprises a heterogeneous group of cardiac anomalies characterized by the presence of two atria with a single ventricle. The prognosis is…

Abstract Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are the most common severe congenital malformations. Half of them correspond to severe defects with a postnatal mortality risk that ranges from 25% to 35%….

Abstract Cardiac tumors are usually benign (mainly rhabdomyoma, teratoma, fibroma, myxoma, or hemangioma), with no association to other anomalies and good prognosis. The exception to this is multiple rabdomyomas that…

Abstract Cardiomyopathy is a rare disease defined as a primary cardiac muscle anomaly with no association with structural heart or pericardial disease. It exhibits a great variability of forms, but…