R Corroenne, M Meot, L J Salomon, I Szezepanski, H Baghdadi, B Stos, M Levy, J Le Bidois, D Laux, R Gaudin, O Raisky, Y Ville, D Bonnet, J Stirnemann, S Malekzadeh-Milani
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to report our experience on fetal aortic valvuloplasty (FAV) for critical aortic stenosis (AS) focusing on the postnatal evolution of the patients. METHODS: This retrospective study was approved by our local Institutional Review Board (n°2002-0128143827). All fetuses with critical AS who underwent FAV in a single center between 01/2011 and 06/2022 were included. FAV were performed under ultrasound guidance. Technical success was based upon balloon inflation across the aortic valve and improvement of the anterograde aortic flow across the aortic valve...
April 17, 2024: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology