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Risk Factors for Coarctation of the Aorta on Prenatal Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Alessandra Familiari,
Maddalena Morlando,
Asma Khalil,
SvenErik Sonesson,
Carolina Scala,
Giuseppe Rizzo,
Gelsomina Del Sordo,
C Vassallo,
Maria Elena Flacco,
Lamberto Manzoli,
Antonio Lanzone,
Giovanni Scambia,
Ganesh Acharya,
F. D’Antonio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.116.024068
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , cardiology , fetus , pulmonary artery , aorta , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is still challenging and affected by high rates of false-positive diagnoses. The aim of this study was to ascertain the strength of association and to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of different ultrasound signs in predicting CoA prenatally.

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