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Cyanosis screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2]

Overview

Prenatal echocardiography and genetic testing are useful methods for early detection of cyanotic congenital heart disease.Postnatal pulse oximetry is recommended for diagnosis of cyanotic congenital heart disease

Screening

References

  1. Liu, Xiwang; Xu, Weize; Yu, Jiangen; Shu, Qiang (2019). “Screening for congenital heart defects: diversified strategies in current China”. World Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2 (1): e000051. doi:10.1136/wjps-2019-000051. ISSN 2516-5410.

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