Fetal Cardiac Interventions—Polish Experience from “Zero” to the Third World Largest Program by Marzena Debska, Adam Kolesnik, Beata Rebizant, Agnieszka Sekowska, Agnieszka Grzyb, Katarzyna Chaberek, Jacek Witwicki, Romuald Debski, Joanna Dangel

“…Over 9 years, 128 FCI in 113 fetuses have been performed: 94 balloon aortic valvuloplasties (fBAV), 14 balloon atrioseptoplasties (fBAS) with stent (BAS+), 5 balloon atrioseptoplasties without stent placement (BAS−), and 15 fetal pulmonary valvuloplasties (fBPS). The technical success rate ranged from 80% (BAS−) to 89% (fBAV), while the procedure-related death rate (defined as death within 72 hours following the procedure) ranged from 7% (fBAV and fBPV) to 20% (BAS). …”
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