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Prenatal detection of aortic coarctation in a well-organized screening setting: ARE WE THERE YET?

Fleur ZwanenburgArend D J Ten HarkelMaartje C SnoepBo B BetIngeborg H LinskensIngmar KnobbeEva PajkrtNico A BlomSally-Ann B ClurMonique C Haak
Published in: Prenatal diagnosis (2022)
Even in a well-organized screening program, the DR of CoA still requires improvement, especially in isolated cases. The increased risk of severe lactic acidosis in undetected cases stresses the need for urgent additions to the current screening program, such as implementation of the three-vessel trachea view and measurement of outflow tracts. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • pregnant women
  • aortic valve
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation
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