Prenatal echocardiography.
Congenital cardiac defects are not common, but their serious consequences make early detection and treatment essential. In developing a set of workable criteria for selective screening of serious abnormalities, the authors used commercially available ultrasound equipment in more than 500 high-risk pregnancies. Possible future applications include elucidation of causes of fetal cardiac defects.
D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012306:Risk