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Role of fetal cardiac intervention for prenatal complex CHD
Zhangwei Wang1, Honghao Fu1, Shoujun Li1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
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Over the past 30 years, with the development of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and the formation of multidisciplinary teams, the safety and efficacy of fetal cardiac intervention (FCI) have been increasingly recognised by fetal medicine and fetal cardiologists, and it has been carried out in many children's heart centres around the world. More and more evidence shows that FCI can optimise ventricular haemodynamics, prevent ventricular dysplasia, promote the establishment of biventricular circulation, help alleviate or change the course of the disease, and can be used as a treatment method to save ventricular and great vessel development. This article reviews the history and current status, mechanism of action, surgical indications, and clinical outcomes of FCI for treating CHD in fetuses. It also analyses the development opportunities and challenges of FCI and proposes constructive suggestions for future research directions and improvement measures, with the aim of providing a reference basis for the in-depth development of this field.
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