Why the study?
The incidence and scope of placental pathology and its relationship to fetal brain abnormalities in pregnancies complicated by fetal CHD had not been explored.
Population
51 pregnancies complicated by CHD
Comparison
Placental abnormality vs no placental abnormality
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Authors
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May compound brain lesion risk in CHD neonates; leaves open causal role and need for prospective validation.
Placental abnormalities are common in neonates with congenital heart disease and may compound the risk of brain lesions in this population.
Schlatterer et al. (2019) studied this question.
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