Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect
Bahado-Singh RO, Rowther M, Bailey J, Copel J, Mendilcioglu I, Choi S, Oz U. Midtrimester nuchal thickness and the prediction of postnatal congenital heart defect. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 187: 1250-1253. PMID: 12439514, DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.128025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuchal thickness measurementPrediction of CHDNuchal thicknessRisk factorsHeart defectsStepwise logistic regression analysisBackground population riskIndividual patient's riskEpidemiologic risk factorsSignificant risk factorsMultiple risk factorsPatient-specific riskSignificant predictorsLogistic regression analysisCongenital heart defectsOnly significant predictorMajor CHDPostnatal evaluationPatient riskMidtrimester fetusesNormal fetusesCongenital heartCHDLogistic regression