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The main outcome measures are risks of congenital heart disease categories in IVF and ICSI groups using the natural group as reference. We selected fetuses referred for fetal echocardiography to IRCCS Policlinico Sant\u2019Orsola, Bologna, between January 2005 and November 2023, diagnosed with congenital heart diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We categorized the congenital heart diseases into six groups based on anatomical and embryological criteria. The estimated risk of left ventricular outflow tract, valvular, conotruncal, and atrioventricular septal defects was lower in the IVF group compared to natural conception. The estimated risk of valvular and atrioventricular septal defects was lower in the ICSI group vs natural. Conversely, the risk for right heart anomalies was higher both in the IVF and ICSI groups compared to natural conception. Heart rhythm diseases were more frequent in IVF pregnancies. When comparing ART methods, valvular defects, conotruncal defects, and right heart anomalies were more frequently observed in the ICSI group, while atrioventricular septal defects were more common in the IVF group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Significant differences were found in the occurrence of congenital heart diseases in pregnancies conceived through IVF and ICSI, versus those conceived naturally, underscoring the importance of further studying the underlying mechanisms of these associations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-024-07669-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,31]],"date-time":"2024-07-31T21:10:30Z","timestamp":1722460230000},"page":"2073-2080","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Assisted reproductive technology and the risk of fetal congenital heart disease: insights from a tertiary-care referral center"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"310","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-9379-3675","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Linda","family":"Piemonti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Vettor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Balducci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Farina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Contro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"8","key":"7669_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"841","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.958405","volume":"123","author":"H Dolk","year":"2011","unstructured":"Dolk H, Loane M, Garne E, European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT) Working Group (2011) Congenital heart defects in Europe: prevalence and perinatal mortality, 2000 to 2005. 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