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G102 A 7 YEAR REVIEW OF FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN HIGH RISK MOTHERS
S. V. Rasiah¹, A. K. Ewer¹, P. Miller², J. C. W. Right², M. D. Kilby¹.¹Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK; ²Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

Aim: To evaluate the fetal echocardiography findings in high risk mothers referred to Birmingham Women’s Hospital.

Method: A retrospective review of all fetal echocardiography performed over a 7 year period (01/01/1997 to 31/12/2003) were carried out.

Results: 3428 mothers were referred for fetal echocardiography and a total of 4816 echocardiograms were carried out during this period. The main reason for referrals were: a) previously affected child—27%; b) abnormal initial screening scan—20.6%; c) maternal cardiac condition—9.5%; and d) infant of diabetic mothers—8%. There were 606 reported abnormal echocardiograms (17.7%). The majority of the abnormalities were identified in mothers who had abnormal initial screening scan (61%). In addition, the fetal echocardiogram was also abnormal in 8.8% of cases with increased nuchal translucency . . . [Full text of this article]