Key result
Postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment identified congenital heart disease in 18 infants who had normal fetal echocardiography findings, demonstrating incremental diagnostic utility.
Why the study?
Does postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment improve the detection of congenital heart disease compared to fetal echocardiography alone in offspring of women with congenital heart disease?
Population
276 infants born to pregnant women with congenital heart disease who underwent both fetal echocardiography…
Comparison
Postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment vs Fetal echocardiography alone
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Postnatal assessment may detect missed CHD in offspring of women with CHD; leaves open whether routine use improves outcomes or warrants broader adoption.
Cohort (n=276)
Yes
Does postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment improve the detection of congenital heart disease compared to fetal echocardiography alone in offspring of women with congenital heart disease?
Postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment provides incremental diagnostic value over fetal echocardiography by detecting minor congenital heart disease lesions missed prenatally in offspring of women with congenital heart disease.
Thangaroopan et al. (2008) conducted a cohort in Congenital heart disease (n=276). Postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment vs. Fetal echocardiography was evaluated on Detection of congenital heart disease. Postnatal pediatric cardiac assessment identified congenital heart disease in 18 infants who had normal fetal echocardiography findings, demonstrating incremental diagnostic utility.
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