title: Fetal atrial septoplasty is performed for left atrial decompression but not for enhancing preload to a hypoplastic left heart.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology