Effectiveness Of Prenatal Diagnosis Of Congenital Heart Defects, South Australia

This population analysis reports on the efficacy of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) using fetal echocardiography and South Australia’s current obstetric screening program. Being a sensitive and specific tool for detecting CHD, fetal echocardiography is a much more accurate means for detecting structural defects in fetal hearts as compared to the routine obstetric screenings.

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on January 3rd, 2009