Correlation between abnormal cardiac physical examination and echocardiographic findings in neonates with Down syndrome

A combination of physical examination an

A combination of physical examination and ECG detects the majority of hemodynamically significant heart defects in neonates with Down syndrome

✍ Shashi, Vandana ;Berry, Margaret N. ;Covitz, Wesley 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 69 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Echocardiography has become the method of choice in the diagnosis of a congenital heart defect (CHD) in neonates with Down syndrome. The most compelling argument for diagnosis of CHD in the neonatal period is the need for early surgical intervention (ideally prior to 6 months of age) in