title: Implications and limitations of an abnormal fetal echocardiogram.
abstract: This study evaluates the accuracy of fetal echocardiograms in terms of anatomic diagnosis and predicted neonatal management over a 7-year period. Although an abnormal fetal echocardiogram is a highly reliable predictor of postnatal structural heart defects, challenges persist in the areas of conotruncal malformations, aortic arch, and pulmonary venous anomalies.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Heart Program of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Forbus
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Atz
authors.forename: Girish S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shirali
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal