Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Myocardial Screening in Fetuses With Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
Brief Summary:
BACKGROUND
Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the heart commonly due to viral or autoimmune etiologies. Human CMV represents one of the leading causes of congenital infections worldwide. There is limited data regarding the cardiac function of fetuses and infants with CMV.
OBJECTIVE
To provide insight regarding the presence of myocardial involvement in fetuses and infants with CMV infection.
PATIENTS & METHODS
Up to 100 fetuses with suspected CMV infection will be enrolled during a 3 years period. Patients will undergo detailed US examinations including dedicated neurosonography and echocardiography starting at the time of the first referral and every 3-4 weeks until delivery and at the 2-7th day birth. Cardiac scans of fifty pregnant women and the healthy women from the group will serve as controls