Key result
Fetal hydrops was strongly associated with mortality in congenital complete heart block, resulting in death for 83% (10 of 12) of affected fetuses.
Why the study?
What prenatal factors predict death in utero or the need for postnatal pacing in fetuses with isolated congenital complete heart block?
Population
36 fetuses with congenital complete heart block and structurally normal hearts identified between 1980 and…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Hydrops signals high-risk fetal congenital complete heart block warranting intensified monitoring; leaves open whether intervention improves survival in observational data.
Cohort (n=36)
No
What prenatal factors predict death in utero or the need for postnatal pacing in fetuses with isolated congenital complete heart block?
In fetuses with isolated congenital complete heart block, hydrops fetalis and severe or rapidly progressive bradycardia are strong predictors of poor outcomes, including death in utero.
Groves et al. (1996) conducted a cohort in congenital complete heart block (n=36). Fetal hydrops was strongly associated with mortality in congenital complete heart block, resulting in death for 83% (10 of 12) of affected fetuses.
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