Cardiac defects in chromosomally normal fetuses with increased nuchal translucency at 10–14 weeks of gestation

Abstract

Euploid fetuses with increased nuchal translucency thickness have a significantly increased risk of cardiac defects. This is a marker of different types of heart anomalies and constitutes an additional indication for targeted fetal echocardiography. Most of the cardiac defects can be detected by fetal echocardiography.