Sonographic diagnosis of congenital heart disease: comparison between the four-chamber view and multiple cardiac views.

Objective: To report our experience in the detection of congenital heart disease using both the four-chamber view of the heart as part of the standard obstetric ultrasound examination and multiple cardiac views as part of the detailed targeted examination. Methods: All admissions to Children's Memorial Hospital of Northwestern University Medical Center with the diagnosis of congenital heart disease between June 1988 and April 1992 were identified (n=1947). These admissions were matched to deliveries (n=19,321) that occurred at Prentice Women's Hospital during the same period; of these, 10,004 had at least one obstetric ultrasound examination