Key result
This comprehensive review describes the rationale, selection criteria, technical features, and clinical implications of fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart diseases.
Why the study?
Fetal cardiac intervention is a novel intrauterine treatment for congenital heart diseases, but its risks and benefits remain subject to controversy.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the rationale, selection criteria, and clinical implications of fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart diseases.
May inform selection for fetal cardiac interventions; leaves open need for prospective trials to guide practice.
Fetal cardiac intervention consists of a novel and evolving technique for the intrauterine treatment of a subset of patients with congenital heart diseases, which aims to improve hemodynamics, reduce secondary damage, and achieve better postnatal outcomes. Nevertheless, the risks and benefits of this therapy remains subject to controversy. This review describes the rationale, selection criteria, and technical features for the most frequently performed fetal cardiac interventions. In addition, we provide a comprehensive overview of the medical literature, exploring the clinical implications of each therapy.
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Provinciatto et al. (2024) conducted a review in Congenital heart diseases. Fetal cardiac intervention was evaluated. This comprehensive review describes the rationale, selection criteria, technical features, and clinical implications of fetal cardiac interventions for congenital heart diseases.
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