title: Placenta previa and congenital cardiac anomalies.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the association of placenta previa (PP) with cardiac anomalies in the fetus/neonate. The study group (n = 82 babies) was compared to a control group (n = 82) matched for maternal and gestational age. Five babies of the study group expired within 24 h of delivery, and postmortem examination was carried out in 4 of them. The living children of the control and study group (51 of the 77 babies) underwent complete cardiac workup including physical examination, ECG, chest X-ray and echocardiography. The incidence of congenital cardiac anomalies in the study group was significantly higher (Fisher exact test, p = 0.025). The obstetrician should refer the pregnant woman with PP for echocardiographic studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Manor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matityahu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blieden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010923:Placenta Previa; D011247:Pregnancy