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First reported case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty in Asia.

ABSTRACT: Prenatal intervention of severe fetal aortic valve stenosis by ultrasound-guided percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty has been performed to prevent the progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and achieve biventricular circulation in neonates. Here we report a case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty prenatally diagnosed with aortic stenosis at 24 weeks of gestation and showed worsening features on a follow-up echocardiography. Prenatal aortic valvuloplasty was performed at 29 weeks of gestation, and was a technical success. However, fetal bradycardia sustained, and an emergency cesarean delivery was performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty which was performed in Asia.

SUBMITTER: Yoon SY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313352 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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First reported case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty in Asia.

Yoon Sun-Young SY Won Hye-Sung HS Lee Mi-Young MY Cho Min Kyong MK Jung Euiseok E Kim Ki-Soo KS Kim Young-Hwue YH

Obstetrics & gynecology science 20170119 1

Prenatal intervention of severe fetal aortic valve stenosis by ultrasound-guided percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty has been performed to prevent the progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and achieve biventricular circulation in neonates. Here we report a case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty prenatally diagnosed with aortic stenosis at 24 weeks of gestation and showed worsening features on a follow-up echocardiography. Prenatal aortic valvuloplasty was performed at 29 weeks of gestation, ...[more]

PMID: 28217680

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First reported case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty in Asia.

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First reported case of fetal aortic valvuloplasty in Asia.

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