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However, fetal echocardiography alone provides limited information about the status of the pulmonary vasculature, which can be abnormal in certain complex CHDs with obstructed pulmonary venous flow (hypoplastic left heart syndrome with restrictive atrial septum) or excessive pulmonary artery flow (d-transposition of the great arteries, usually with a restrictive ductus arteriosus). Fetuses with these CHDs are at high risk of developing severe hemodynamic instability with the immediate transition from prenatal to postnatal circulatory physiology at the time of birth. Adjunctive use of acute maternal hyperoxygenation (MH) testing in such cases can help determine pulmonary vascular reactivity in prenatal life and better predict the likelihood of postnatal compromise and the need for emergent intervention. This comprehensive review discusses the findings of studies describing acute MH testing in a diverse spectrum of CHDs and congenital diagnoses with pulmonary hypoplasia. We review historical perspectives, safety profile, commonly used clinical protocols, limitations, and future directions of acute MH testing. We also provide practical tips on setting up MH testing in a fetal echocardiography laboratory.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children10020281","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,1]],"date-time":"2023-02-01T02:52:02Z","timestamp":1675219922000},"page":"281","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Utility of Fetal Echocardiography with Acute Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing in Assessment of Complex Congenital Heart Defects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4257-1103","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sheetal R.","family":"Patel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nitin","family":"Madan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Mercy Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pei-Ni","family":"Jone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mary T.","family":"Donofrio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s National Hospital, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20010, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"205","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02083294","article-title":"Prevalence, treatment, and outcome of heart disease in live-born children: A prospective analysis of 91,823 live-born children","volume":"10","author":"Skovranek","year":"1989","journal-title":"Pediatr. 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