Congenital heart disease prenatal ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [2], Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]
Prenatal Ultrasound
Prenatal Ultrasound
The sensitivity of prenatal screening with echocardiography for major heart disease is highly variable.
Factors affecting it are:
- Fetal weight
- Gestational age
- Maternal weight
- Training and experience of ultrasonographer
- Type of defect
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