Prenatal detection of congenital heart disease: Time for a breakthrough

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-2

  Diab, Karim A ^a   Awad, Sawsan ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING;

FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84893647347     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0859-1     Document Type: Editorial

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