prenatal diagnosis of tetralogy of fallot in a fetus with maternal gestational diabetes mellitus, a case report

Gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) is a teratogenic condition for the fetus. congenital malformations among the newborns of diabetic mothers is 5times greater than general population. tetralogy of fallot is a common form of congenital heart defect. we would like to report a diagnosed case of fetal tetralogy of fallot based on findings including a ventricular septal defect (vsd), aortic valve overriding, bidirectional shunt via vsd in aortic long axis view, in addition to anomalies on the threevessel view with small pulmonic annulus in a high risk mother with gdm with a gestational age of 19 weeks. it appears that although the risk of fetal cardiac malformations may be highest in women with gdm, all pregnancies of pregestational diabetes and gdm are at increased risk, given this, regular fetal echocardiographies should be consider in women with gdm.