Why the study?
Is fetoscopic direct fetal cardiac access feasible and safe in a pregnant sheep model?
Is fetoscopic direct fetal cardiac access feasible and safe in a pregnant sheep model?
Minimally invasive direct fetal cardiac access by operative fetoscopy is feasible in a sheep model, demonstrating potential for future human fetal cardiac interventions such as pacing and valvuloplasties.
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Supports feasibility in fetal sheep; leaves open translation to human fetal cardiac interventions.
Kohl et al. (2000) studied this question.
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