Heather Y. Sun1, James A. Proudfoot2, Rachel T. McCandless1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 748-756, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12648
Abstract Background: Fetal echocardiography can accurately diagnose critical congenital heart disease
prenatally, but relies on referrals from abnormalities identified on routine obstetrical ultrasounds. Critical congenital heart disease that is frequently missed due to inadequate outflow
tract imaging includes anomalies such as truncus arteriosus, double outlet right ventricle,
transposition of the great arteries, tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary stenosis, and aortic stenosis.
Objective: This study evaluated the prenatal detection rate of critical outflow tract anomalies
in a single urban pediatric hospital before and after “AIUM Practice Guideline for the
Performance of Obstetric Ultrasound Examinations,” which incorporated outflow tract
imaging.
Design: Infants… More >
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