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Fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart disease are technically feasible, but their overall benefit must be weighed against procedural risks including intrauterine death and preterm delivery.
Prenatal cardiac interventions are technically feasible for certain congenital heart defects, but their overall benefit must be carefully weighed against procedural, fetal, and maternal risks.
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Requires individualized risk-benefit assessment before fetal cardiac interventions; leaves open need for prospective outcome data.
John Simpson (2009) conducted a review in Congenital heart disease (n=855). Fetal cardiac interventions was evaluated. Fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart disease are technically feasible, but their overall benefit must be weighed against procedural risks including intrauterine death and preterm delivery.
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