Is the nuchal index increased in fetuses with congenital structural heart defects?
Fetal Diagn Ther
; 21(1): 96-9, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine if the Nuchal index (NIx) is increased in euploid fetuses with structural congenital heart defects (CHD).METHODS:
Euploid fetuses with CHD between 18 and 24 weeks gestation were identified. The next fetus meeting the same criteria with a normal fetal echocardiogram were selected as a control. The NIx [(mean nuchal thickness /mean biparietal diameter) x 100] and cardiac axis (CA; degrees) were calculated for each fetus. Standard descriptive tests and two-tailed t test were used.RESULTS:
The NIx in the abnormal (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups were 9.10 (2.35) and 7.54 (p = 0.04) and CA was 55.8 degrees and 48.6 degrees (p = 0.02), respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The NIx and CA were significantly different in fetuses with CHD. A prospective study to confirm these findings and determine clinical utility is warranted.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medição da Translucência Nucal
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Coração Fetal
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article