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The Additional Role of the 3-Vessels and Trachea View in Screening for Congenital Heart Disease.
- Source :
- Medicina (1010660X); Feb2022, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p262, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background and Objectives: Although frequent and associated with high mortality and morbidity rate, congenital heart disease (CHD) has a suboptimal prenatal detection rate, with significant variation according to the scanning protocol. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the 3-vessels and trachea view (3VT) in detecting CHD, with or without the use of Color Doppler, with an emphasis on major CHD. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective study on 1596 unselected pregnant patients presenting at 11–37 weeks of gestation for a routine anomaly scan. We selected all CHD cases, and we analyzed the performance of the 4-chamber (4C) and 3VT view in detecting CHD. Results: A total of 46 fetuses with CHD were identified, yielding a 2.86% overall incidence, and 0.87% for major CHD. Grayscale 4C detected 47.8% of all CHD, going up to 71.7% by adding grayscale 3VT, with no major CHD remaining undetected by combining grayscale 4C and 3VT. Conclusions: Grayscale 4C and 3VT views are effective in detecting major CHD, thus proving their utility even in a low resource setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1010660X
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medicina (1010660X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155499294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58020262