Key result
Fetal echocardiography detects CHD in ~50% of fetuses with suspected cardiac anomalies.
Why the study?
The role of fetal echocardiography in improving perinatal outcomes for fetuses with suspected cardiac or extracardiac anomalies was evaluated.
Population
266 gravidae referred for fetal echocardiograms over one year
Comparison
Fetal echocardiography in various indication groups including family history and suspected anomalies
Design
Observational cohort study
Authors
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Low-yield family-history referrals challenge broad fetal echo use; leaves optimal indication criteria open for prospective validation.
Observational (n=266)
Fetal echocardiography has the highest diagnostic yield for congenital heart disease when performed for suspected structural cardiac disease or extracardiac anomalies, rather than for a family history of CHD.
Copel et al. (1986) conducted an observational in Fetal congenital heart disease (n=266). Fetal echocardiography was evaluated on Incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD). Fetal echocardiography revealed the highest incidence of congenital heart disease in fetuses with suspected structural cardiac disease (50%) and those with extracardiac anomalies (26%).
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