Why the study?
Does antenatal diagnosis improve survival and preoperative haemodynamic stability in infants with coarctation of the aorta compared to postnatal diagnosis?
Population
Infants with coarctation of the aorta presenting to a tertiary fetal and neonatal cardiology service from…
Comparison
Antenatal diagnosis vs Postnatal diagnosis
Design
Cohort
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Antenatal diagnosis may reduce instability in coarctation; leaves open whether screening improves outcomes in prospective studies.
Does antenatal diagnosis improve survival and preoperative haemodynamic stability in infants with coarctation of the aorta compared to postnatal diagnosis?
Antenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta significantly improves survival and preoperative clinical stability compared to postnatal diagnosis.
Orla Franklin (2002) studied this question.
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