A member asked:

Had countless prenatal sonos. can congenital heart defect be undetected before birth?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Sure..: Unfortunately, the prenatal ultrasound detection rate for fetal cardiac defects is variable between 15-70% among centers, with the largest ones having the best results. As you can tell, short of having a fetal echo, the routine prenatal ultrasound (or even a comprehensive/targeted one) can miss even major cardiac defects in 30-85% of cases.. Take Folic Acid to prevent heart defects in you fetus!

Answered 6/25/2014

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Dr. Volkan Tuzcu answered

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology

Fetal : Yes if it is a Minor one or if it is a genetic arrhythmia syndrome

Answered 7/2/2015

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