Nuchal translucency and fetal cardiac defects: A pooled analysis of major fetal echocardiography centers

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Makrydimas, George ^a   Sotiriadis, Alexandros ^a   Huggon, Ian C ^b   Simpson, John ^c   Sharland, Gurleen ^c   Carvalho, Julene S ^d   Daubeney, Piers E ^e   Ioannidis, John P A ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Brompton Fetal Cardiol Chelsea W   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Nuchal translucency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 12844258350     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.06.081     Document Type: Article

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