False-Positive Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Defects at First-Trimester Ultrasound: An Italian Multicentric Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective. Our objective was to assess the proportion of false-positive CHD cases at the first-trimester evaluation of the fetal heart, performed by experienced operators. Methods. This multicenter retrospective study included of pregnant women with suspicion of CHDs during first-trimester screening for aneuploidies. In all cases, the fetal heart assessments were performed by obstetricians with extensive experience in first-trimester scanning, following an extended protocol proposed by SIEOG national guidelines, which included an axial view of the fetal abdomen and chest to assess visceral situs and evaluation of the four-chamber view (4CV) and three-vessel trachea view (3VTV) with color Doppler. In all suspected cases, fetal echocardiography was offered within 16 and/or at 1

SUBMITTER: Andrietti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11592638 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature