Why the study?
To quantify the diagnostic accuracy of predictive anatomical factors of aortic coarctation and design a postnatal aortic coarctation probability algorithm based on gestational age in the prenatal period.
Does a gestational age-specific fetal echocardiography algorithm improve the prediction of postnatal aortic coarctation in fetuses with suspected CoA?
Population
114 fetuses with suspicion of CoA (2004-2020)
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Authors
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Should not yet change practice in suspected fetal CoA; leaves open prospective testing of GA-specific serial algorithms.
Does a gestational age-specific fetal echocardiography algorithm improve the prediction of postnatal aortic coarctation in fetuses with suspected CoA?
Gestational age-specific fetal echocardiography algorithms combining the isthmus-to-ductal ratio with other anatomical variables accurately predict postnatal aortic coarctation.
Deirós-Bronte et al. (2021) studied this question.
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