Rick D. Vavolizza1,2, Pe’er Dar3,4, Barrie Suskin3,4, Robert M. Moore4,5, Kenan W.D. Stern1,4
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.3, pp. 407-412, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12584
Abstract Objective: Suboptimal cardiac imaging on obstetric ultrasound is a frequent referral indication for
fetal echocardiography, even in the absence of typical risk factors for fetal cardiac disease. The
clinical profile of patients and findings of examinations performed for such an indication are not
well defined. Given the increased cost, time and resource utilization of fetal echocardiography, we
sought to determine the clinical findings of such referrals.
Study Design: We performed a single-center review of such referrals from January 2010 to June
2016. Patients with commonly accepted indications for fetal echocardiography were excluded.
Demographic variables and echocardiogram findings were collected. Findings… More >
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