Abstract
Early fetal echocardiography (FE), performed at 12 to 16 weeks' gestational age (GA), can be used to screen for fetal heart disease akin to that routinely performed in the second trimester. The efficacy of FE at earlier GAs has not been as well explored, particularly with recent advances in ultrasound technology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of early FE in assessing fetal heart structure, and the added benefit of color Doppler (CD), from as early as 6 weeks through to 13+6 weeks' GA. Pregnant women were prospectively recruited for first-trimester FE. All underwent two-dimensional (2D) cardiac imaging combined with CD assessment, and all were offered second-trimester fetal echocardiographic evaluations. Fetal cardiac anatomy was assessed both in real time during FE and additionally offline by two separate reviewers. Very early FE was performed in 202 pregnancies including a total of 261 fetuses, with 92% (n = 241) being reassessed at ≥18 weeks' GA. Mean GA at FE was 10+6 weeks (range, 6+1 to 13+6 weeks). Transabdominal scanning was used in all cases, and transvaginal scanning was used additionally in most at <11 weeks' GA (n = 103 of 117 [88%]). There was stepwise improvement in image resolution of the feta...Continue Reading
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