Why the study?
What is the ideal gestational age for fetal cardiac anatomy screening in pregnancy?
Population
Pregnant women undergoing routine or high-risk obstetric ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies
Design
Review
Authors
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May inform risk-stratified fetal cardiac screening timing; leaves open prospective validation of optimal windows.
What is the ideal gestational age for fetal cardiac anatomy screening in pregnancy?
The ideal timing for fetal cardiac screening balances early detection with the ability to identify late-developing lesions, recommending ~20 weeks for low-risk and 12-14 weeks plus 20 weeks for high-risk pregnancies.
Lindsey D. Allan (2003) studied this question.