Blood test for early detection of congenital heart disease (CHD)
Diagnostic
Congenital heart diseases (CHD), in which a baby’s heart does not develop properly, can be severe and life-threatening.
Many of them require surgery to correct. However, current methods only allow detection of CHDs once the heart has already developed in the second trimester. This study will explore whether certain biological markers in the mother’s blood can be an early indicator of the development of CHD.
If so, this could improve understanding of CHD and how to detect them earlier.
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