Fetal Echocardiography
Albany Medical Center's focus on cardiac care begins at the earliest stages of life. Early detection and treatment enable children with congenital heart disease to achieve the best long-term outcomes for their condition. At Albany Medical Center, early detection starts with a fetal echocardiogram - a sonogram performed on the fetal heart and vascular system. Albany Medical Center's pediatric cardiologists perform over 280 fetal echocardiograms per year.
This safe, non-invasive procedure analyzes the fetal heart for congenital heart abnormalities, fetal dysrhythmias and cardiomyopathies. This test allows us to identify critical heart lesions that require specialized planning and treatment prior to and at delivery of the child.
Our cardiologists and patient care team keep families informed, discussing the risks of having a baby with a heart problem and explaining the purposes and limitations of the fetal echocardiogram. Families also receive detailed information about the diagnosis and treatment of any identified heart problem, and they are oriented to the hospital environment.
Referring physicians always receive an immediate response to referral requests and prompt study results. Study results include a detailed report of the fetal heart, including structure, function and rhythm. We also collaborate with the primary obstetrical caregivers in the coordination of prenatal, delivery and postnatal management, as well as organize medical and surgical management of the neonate.
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The Congenital Heart Program at Albany Medical Center offers telephone consultation for all physicians and patients who require our assistance.
- 518-262-6683
Information regarding Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgeons (Albany Medical Center) - 518-489-3292
Appointments and Administrative Calls with Medical Staff Pediatric Cardiologists - 518-262-4660
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