Abstract
The authors report their experience of echocardiography performed on a group of 736 pregnancies with specific risk-factors for congenital heart disease (CHD). The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of specific risk-factors (established through the genetic counselling) in detecting fetal cardiac anomalies and diagnostic accuracy of extended fetal echocardiographic examination in high-risk pregnancies. Twenty-seven heart defects were observed (3.6%), of these 24 were detected at ultrasound. Specificity and sensitivity were 99% and 90% respectively. These results suggest the importance of an early detection of pregnancies at increased risk for CHD and confirm the good diagnostic accuracy of a multiple cardiac examination.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 225-229 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 |
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Keywords
- Congenital heart disease
- Fetal echocardiography
- High risk pregnancies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Prenatal evaluation of congenital heart disease in high-risk pregnancies. / Giancotti, A.; Torcia, F.; Giampa, G.; Gallow, G.; Gallow, F.; Donati, L.; De Santo, D.
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AU - Gallow, F.
AU - Donati, L.
AU - De Santo, D.
PY - 1995
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