Fetal Heart Disease: Severity, Associated Anomalies and Parental Decision

• Published in: Fetal diagnosis and therapy Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 235 - 240
• Main Authors: Nell, Sjoerd, Wijngaarde, Camiel A., Pistorius, Lourens R., Slieker, Martijn, ter Heide, Henriette, Manten, G.T.R., Freund, Matthias W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland Karger 01.05.2013; S. Karger AG
• Subjects: Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging; Abnormalities, Multiple - physiopathology; Abortion, Eugenic; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Birth control; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cohort Studies; Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava; Decision Making; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Female; Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Fetal Diseases - physiopathology; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Heart; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging; Heart Defects, Congenital - physiopathology; Hospitals, Special; Humans; Induced abortion. Therapeutic abortion; Male; Medical sciences; Netherlands; Original Paper; Parents; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, First; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; Referral and Consultation; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound screening; Extracardiac malformations; Counseling; Congenital heart disease; Termination of pregnancy; Continuation of pregnancy; Pregnancy disorders; Parent; Cardiovascular disease; Council; Fetal diseases; Female; Anomaly; Woman; Sonography; Human; Decision making; Induced abortion; Medical screening; Decision; Pregnancy; Malformation; Echography; Congenital cardiopathy

Objective: This study describes the association between the complexity of congenital cardiac and extracardiac malformations, and the parental decision of pregnancy continuation or termination. Methods: Congenital heart defects (CHD) was diagnosed by ultrasound in 251 fetuses before the 24th week (23...