title: Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac structural abnormalities.
abstract: The history of antenatal diagnosis of congenital cardiac defects using ultrasound is briefly reviewed. A series of 277 pregnancies were prospectively examined; 203 were normal and 19 diagnosis of congenital heart disease were made. A correct diagnosis of the anomaly was made in 14 cases and the diagnosis was partially correct in 4 cases. There was 1 false-positive.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pilu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baccarani
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies