Why the study?
Can high-resolution cross-sectional echocardiography successfully evaluate fetal cardiac anatomy during the second half of pregnancy?
Population
88 fetuses in the second half of pregnancy (estimated fetal age 19-41 weeks)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
newborn period
Authors
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Observational data support fetal echocardiography feasibility in late pregnancy; leaves open impact on prenatal congenital heart defect detection.
Can high-resolution cross-sectional echocardiography successfully evaluate fetal cardiac anatomy during the second half of pregnancy?
Real-time cross-sectional echocardiography is highly feasible for detailed evaluation of fetal cardiac anatomy during the second half of pregnancy, potentially enabling prenatal diagnosis of major congenital heart defects.
Lange et al. (1980) studied this question.
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