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Risk calculators and risk factors for Down syndrome echocardiography or ultrasound |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name].
OR
Echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an echocardiography/ultrasound suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with [disease name]. However, an echocardiography/ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
Ultrasound
The following abnormalities may be associated with Down syndrome on ultrasound:[1][2]
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Mild cerebral ventriculomegaly
- Choroid plexus cysts
- Increased nuchal fold thickness
- Cystic hygromas
- Echogenic intracardiac foci
- Congenital heart defects
- Increased intestinal echogenicity
- Duodenal atresia (“double-bubble sign”)
- Renal pelvis dilation
- Shortened humerus and femur
- Increased iliac wing angle
- Incurving (clinodactyly) and hypoplasia of the fifth finger
- Increased space between first and second toes
- Two-vessel umbilical cord
Echocardiography
References
- ↑ Vintzileos AM, Campbell WA, Rodis JF, Guzman ER, Smulian JC, Knuppel RA (June 1996). "The use of second-trimester genetic sonogram in guiding clinical management of patients at increased risk for fetal trisomy 21". Obstet Gynecol. 87 (6): 948–52. PMID 8649704.
- ↑ Gross SJ, Bombard AT (September 1998). "Screening for the aneuploid fetus". Obstet. Gynecol. Clin. North Am. 25 (3): 573–95. PMID 9710912.