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October 1, 1981HeartOpen Access

Identification of congenital cardiac malformations by echocardiography in midtrimester fetus.

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Why the study?

Does fetal echocardiography accurately identify congenital cardiac malformations in midtrimester fetuses compared to anatomic dissection?

Population

21 pregnancies before midtrimester termination

Comparison

Fetal echocardiography vs Anatomic dissection of fetal heart specimens

Design

Cohort

Authors

LAL. D. AllanNHS HighlandMTMichael TynanPediatric / Congenital CardiologySCS. CampbellSolihull Hospital

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Implication

Supports accuracy of midtrimester fetal echocardiography for congenital malformations; leaves open need for larger prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does fetal echocardiography accurately identify congenital cardiac malformations in midtrimester fetuses compared to anatomic dissection?

P
Population
21 pregnancies before midtrimester termination
I
Intervention
Fetal echocardiography
C
Comparator
Anatomic dissection of fetal heart specimens
O
Outcome
Diagnostic accuracy of fetal echocardiography for congenital cardiac malformationssurrogate

Fetal echocardiography in the midtrimester demonstrates high accuracy for detecting congenital cardiac malformations when compared to anatomic dissection.

Cite This Study

Allan et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76794746f688d752c4468dhttps://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.46.4.358

Topics

EchocardiographyCongenital heart disease adults
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