The role of fetal echocardiography in fetal intervention: a symbiotic relationship.
In this review, the authors explore the role of noninvasive and invasive fetal interventions in fetal cardiovascular disease guided by observations at fetal echocardiography. They first review fetal cardiac lesions that may be ameliorated by fetal intervention and then review noncardiac fetal pathologic findings for which fetal echocardiography can provide important insight into the pathophysiology and aid in patient selection for and timing of intervention and postintervention surveillance.
Sekar
Priya
P
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Fetal and Neonatal Cardiology Program, WCMC 4C2 Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta, Canada.
Hornberger
Lisa K
LK
D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*