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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2018; 05(04): 221-224
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-018-0184-0
Original Article

Foetal Cardiac Anomalies: Experience in a Primary Referral Centre

Yogeshkumar S. Chaudhary
1   Bhakti Sonography Clinic, Opp. Heritage Plaza, Link Road Chinchwadgaon, Chinchwad, 411033, Pune, MH, India
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Sachin Shridhar Patil
2   Niramaya Hospital, 411033, Chinchwad, Pune, MH, India
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Abstract

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common congenital anomalies reported. Incidence of CHD is 8–9 per 1000 live births in data published from the west. There is very little published data on the incidence of foetal cardiac anomalies in India. We tried to find out incidence and spectrum of foetal cardiac anomalies in second and third trimester during routine ultrasound examination in a primary referral centre. Of 11,760 fetuses in the 2nd and 3rd trimester, 104 were found to have cardiac anomalies with incidence of 8.8 per 1000. Ventricular septal defect was the most common lesion, followed by chamber asymmetries and outlet abnormalities.

Keywords

Ultrasound (US) examination - Congenital heart disease (CHD) - Incidence and spectrum - Prenatal - India


Publication History

Received: 21 April 2018

Accepted: 03 August 2018

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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