Jonathan Komisar1, Shubhika Srivastava2, Miwa Geiger2, John Doucette3, Helen Ko2, Jay Shenoy2, Rajesh Shenoy2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 67-73, 2017
Abstract Background: Antenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects (CHD) can impact outcomes in neonates with severe CHD. Obstetric screening guidelines and the indications for fetal
echocardiography (FE) have evolved in an attempt to improve the early prenatal detection of
CHD. Analyzing yield for specific indications will help clinicians better stratify at-risk pregnancies.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study of all FE performed between 2000 and 2010 at a single tertiary care academic medical center in New York City. A total of 9878 FE met inclusion criteria for
our study. In cases of multiple gestations (MG), each fetus was counted as… More >