July 1, 1996Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Incidence of congenital heart defects in fetuses of diabetic mothers: a retrospective study of 326 cases
Why the study?
What is the incidence of congenital heart disease in fetuses of diabetic mothers?
Population
326 diabetic pregnancies referred for fetal echocardiography over a 5-year period
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Postnatal follow-up obtained in 95.7% of cases
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May support detailed fetal echocardiography in diabetic pregnancies; leaves open outcome impact without prospective validation.
Structured PICO
What is the incidence of congenital heart disease in fetuses of diabetic mothers?
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Population
326 diabetic pregnancies referred for fetal echocardiography over a 5-year period
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Outcome
Incidence of congenital heart diseasehard clinical
Diabetic pregnancies carry a 3.1% risk of fetal congenital heart disease, supporting the routine use of detailed fetal echocardiography in this population.
Cite This Study
Meyer‐Wittkopf et al. (1996) studied this question.