Why the study?
Does ultrasound assessment of fetal cardiac function help in diagnosing, monitoring, or predicting outcomes in fetal conditions?
Population
Fetuses, including those with cardiomyopathies, congenital heart disease, intrauterine growth restriction…
Design
Review
Authors
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Should not yet change fetal monitoring practice; hypothesis-generating for cardiac parameters in growth restriction and diaphragmatic hernia.
Does ultrasound assessment of fetal cardiac function help in diagnosing, monitoring, or predicting outcomes in fetal conditions?
Ultrasound assessment of fetal cardiac function is a feasible and promising tool for diagnosing and predicting outcomes in various fetal conditions, provided appropriate expertise and equipment are available.
Crispi et al. (2013) studied this question.
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