Recommendations for the Adult Cardiac Sonographer Performing Echocardiography to Screen for Critical Congenital Heart Disease in the Newborn: From the American Society of Echocardiography

Congenital malformations are the leading cause of infant mortality in developed countries, with critical congenital heart disease (C-CHD) being the major contributor to death and morbidity despite the development of specialized pediatric cardiac centers.1,2 C-CHD is defined as congenital heart disease requiring surgery or catheter intervention in the first year of life and constitutes ∼25% of CHD.3 Although CHD is the most common form of congenital malformation and occurs in 9 of every 1,000 live births,4 it is not always identified early and referred to a pediatric cardiologist.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Guidelines and Standards Source Type: research