title: Update on prospects for fetal cardiovascular surgery.
abstract: With progress in the field of fetal echocardiography, it has become clear that certain obstructive lesions of the heart and great vessels may progress in utero, leading to more severe disease. Prenatal intervention may mitigate this process, ultimately leading to improved outcomes for patients with certain severe congenital cardiac defects. In this review, we provide an update on the prospects for fetal cardiac intervention, with a focus on the field of fetal cardiac surgery.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: McElhinney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology