Congenital heart disease prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2], Atif Mohammad, M.D., Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S.[3]

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Prevention is an integral element for expectant mothers. The following details specific behaviors an expectant mother can take to reduce the risk for a congenital heart defect.

Prevention

• No medication should be taken in pregnancy without prior physician consultation.
• Appropriate rediological equipment and techniques for reducing gonadal and fetal radiation exposure.
• Prenatal screening - Amniocentesis, Chorionic villous sampling
• Immunization of children with rubella vaccine
• Fetal echocardiography

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