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. 1999 Jan 9;318(7176):81–85. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7176.81

Table 5.

Detection of specific cardiac defects using increased fetal nuchal translucency thickness

Cardiac defect No (%) of fetuses Nuchal translucency
No (%) >95th centile No (%) >99th centile
Tetralogy of Fallot  9 (18) 2 (22) 2 (22)
Hypoplastic left heart 3 (6) 2 (67) 1 (33)
Transposition of great arteries  8 (16) 4 (50) 3 (38)
Coarctation of aorta, aortic stenosis, or atresia 10 (20) 10 (100) 8 (80)
Ventricular and atrioventricular septal defects  8 (16) 4 (50) 1 (13)
Other defects 12 (24) 6 (50) 5 (42)
Total  50 (100) 28 (56) 20 (40)