Third trimester predictors of interventional timing and accuracy of fetal anticipatory guidance in tetralogy of Fallot: A multi-center study
- 1 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Prenatal Diagnosis
- Vol. 40 (7), 870-877
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.5697
Abstract
Objective The objective was to evaluate and improve accuracy of anticipatory counseling regarding neonatal intervention for prenatally diagnosed tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) by assessing new and previously published predictors of neonatal intervention. Methods This is a multi-center, retrospective study from three centers of 112 fetal TOF patients undergoing third trimester fetal echocardiograms from 2004 to 2017. Additional cardiac defects requiring neonatal intervention were excluded. Fetal echocardiographic, clinical, and consultation data were compared between neonatal and late intervention. Optimal echocardiographic values were determined. Results Twenty-six infants (23%) required neonatal intervention. Those infants had significantly different pulmonary valve (PV) z-scores, PV:aortic valve (AoV) ratios, PV:AoV z-score differences (absolute difference between z-scores), and increased likelihood of abnormal ductal flow. Counseling during fetal echocardiogram regarding interventional timing was accurate for 50% needing neonatal intervention and 86% undergoing late intervention (P = .002). The best neonatal intervention predictors were PV:AoV ratio of z-score difference >= 5 provided 89% negative predictive value for excluding patients from neonatal repair. Conclusions Third trimester fetal echocardiograms can predict interventional timing. The best predictors of neonatal intervention are PV:AoV ratio = 5, and cardiologist counseling that neonatal intervention was likely.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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