Guidelines for fetal echocardiography

Congenital heart defects have been reported to occur in 1 out of every 100 births but, because this statistic does not include miscarriages or stillbirths, it can be inferred that the actual number of fetuses with heart defects is almost fivefold greater than that reported. Approximately one-third of such patients have serious heart defects, which is the major cause of infant mortality. These congenital defects, however, are the most difficult to diagnose prenatally. Screening for heart defects is performed in only a low percentage of cases. In addition, 90% of heart defects occur in low-risk infants with no clear indication of a congenital anomaly on prenatal examination.

• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Pediatrics International

• Publication date

  2015-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/ped.12467PMID 25711252
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