Which is the best time to perform balloon valvuloplasty in critically fetal aortic stenosis: Prenatally or after birth?
Giuseppe RizzoMaria Elena PietrolucciIlenia MappaPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2022)
Fetal aortic valvuloplasty may prevent the progression of severe fetal aortic stenosis to hypoplastic left heart syndrome at birth. Since it is an high risk procedure a careful selection of fetuses that can benefit from the prenatal treatment instead of waiting for postnatal intervention.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- gestational age
- coronary artery disease
- randomized controlled trial
- heart failure
- pregnant women
- preterm infants
- minimally invasive
- early onset
- pulmonary artery
- case report
- combination therapy
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- pulmonary hypertension