Congenital Heart Disease | An introduction to the Neonate or Infant with Congenital Heart Disease

An introduction to the neonate or infant with congenital heart disease
This session provides an overview of fetal cardiology, antenatal diagnosis, postnatal diagnosis, common duct-dependant lesions and the delivery of continuous intravenous prostaglandin in these instances.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

• describe the role of fetal cardiac services in the antenatal diagnosis and management of CHD
• give examples of some common duct-dependant cardiac lesions
• identify the immediate post-natal treatment needed for a neonate with a duct-dependent lesion
• identify the key clinical signs and symptoms of duct-dependent CHD that may be seen in the first two weeks of life
• understand the role of IV prostaglandin in the management of a neonate or infant with CHD or suspected CHD