Electrocardiographic intervals in foetuses with CHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess foetal electrocardiographic intervals across gestational age among foetuses with and without congenital heart disease, and to investigate differences between groups.

Design

A prospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Center for Prenatal Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. Population or sample A total of 92 participants with singleton pregnancies, 41 with normal anatomy and 51 with congenital heart disease were included in this study.

Methods

Using a maternal abdominal monitor, foetal electrocardiogram was obtained serially from foetuses with and without congenital heart disease at 20-24 weeks (F1), 28-32 weeks (F2), and 34-38 weeks (F3) of gestation. A signal-averaged waveform was calculated, and P

SUBMITTER: Yilmaz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4687898 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature