Impact of 2-dimensional echocardiography on the management of distressed newborns in whom cardiac disease is suspected

The course and management of 40 consecutive newborns (aged <2 weeks) who presented with signs and symptoms of congenital heart disease were reviewed to determine the impact of 2-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography on their subsequent management. Of the 40 patients with congenital heart disease, 60% did not undergo cardiac catheterization. Forty-two percent of the patients who were treated surgically went directly to operation without preoperative...