Functional assessment of atrial wall excursion and foramen ovale flap tracings in 3rd trimester as predictor of short-term hemodynamic stability in congenital heart defects fetuses.

Prenatal features of atrial M-mode echocardiography shortly before birth might be helpful to predict the short term prognosis of fetal hemodynamic stability or instability shortly after birth regardless of the type of congenital heart defects (CHD).