Indications for fetal echocardiography.
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common congenital malformations diagnosed in liveborns. As more women undergo prenatal diagnosis, the need for screening fetal echocadiography increases. The fetal, maternal, and familial indications for fetal echocadiography are outlined in order to improve the identification of women in greatest need for this screening modality.
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Section on Maternal--Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208063, New Haven, CT 06520-8063, USA.
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D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal