Why the study?
Does a fetal heart screening program accurately detect fetal cardiac malformations in a low-risk pregnant population?
Population
7,024 low-risk pregnant women evaluated at 20-22 weeks gestation
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postnatally until 2 years of age
Authors
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Modest sensitivity limits sole reliance on fetal heart screening in low-risk pregnancies; leaves open whether standardized operator training improves detection in future studies.
Does a fetal heart screening program accurately detect fetal cardiac malformations in a low-risk pregnant population?
A fetal heart screening program in low-risk pregnancies is justified as it identifies major defects and high-risk groups for karyotyping, though its accuracy is highly dependent on operator experience.
Rustico et al. (1995) studied this question.
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