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The four-chamber view and its sensitivity in detecting congenital heart defects.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9892769     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We sought to determine the sensitivity of detecting congenital heart defects with routine antenatal ultrasound including the four-chamber view in a population at low risk for cardiac anomalies. Neonatal outcome and anomaly databases were reviewed to identify cases of morphologic cardiac defects from 1988-1992. Of 176 cases identified, 62 (35%) had routine antenatal ultrasound including the four-chamber view. Thirteen of these 62 (21%) were diagnosed by ultrasound and 18 of the 116 (15%) total defects present were seen. Of these, only 16 of 25 (64%) defects reasonably expected to be seen by the four-chamber cardiac view alone were detected. The routine ultrasound four-chamber cardiac evaluation is limited and detection depends on the type of cardiac defect present.
Authors:
C O Fernandez; C Ramaciotti; L B Martin; D M Twickler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiology     Volume:  90     ISSN:  0008-6312     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiology     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-19     Completed Date:  1999-02-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1266406     Medline TA:  Cardiology     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  202-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Tex., USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Echocardiography*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Heart Atria / embryology,  ultrasonography*
Heart Defects, Congenital / embryology,  epidemiology,  ultrasonography*
Heart Ventricles / embryology,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*

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