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Impact of Socioeconomic Status, Race and Ethnicity, and Geography on Prenatal Detection of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Transposition of the Great Arteries
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article
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Krishnan, Anita; Jacobs, Marni B; Morris, Shaine A; Peyvandi, Shabnam; Bhat, Aarti H; Chelliah, Anjali; Chiu, Joanne S; Cuneo, Bettina F; Freire, Grace; Hornberger, Lisa K; Howley, Lisa; Husain, Nazia; Ikemba, Catherine; Kavanaugh-McHugh, Ann; Kutty, Shelby; Lee, Caroline; Lopez, Keila N; McBrien, Angela; Michelfelder, Erik C; Pinto, Nelangi M; Schwartz, Rachel; Stern, Kenan WD; Taylor, Carolyn; Thakur, Varsha; Tworetzky, Wayne; Wittlieb-Weber, Carol; Woldu, Kris; Donofrio, Mary T; Craft, Mary; Gramse, Heather; Moon-Grady, Anita; Lee, Wesley; Park, Dawn; Wiener, Alysia
Source
Circulation. 143(21)
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Abstract
BackgroundPrenatal detection (PND) has benefits for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and transposition of the great arteries (TGA), but associations between sociodemographic and geographic factors with PND have not been sufficiently explored. This study evaluated whether socioeconomic quartile (SEQ), public insurance, race and ethnicity, rural residence, and distance of residence (distance and driving time from a cardiac surgical center) are associated with the PND or timing of PND, with a secondary aim to analyze differences between the United States and Canada.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study, fetuses and infants