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Interventional treatment for fetus and newborn infant with congenital heart disease
Author(s) -
Satomi Gengi,
Yasukochi Satoshi,
Imai Toshiro,
Takigiku Kiyohiro,
Tekehiko Ishida,
Harada Yorikazu,
Takeuchi Takamasa,
Watanabe Makoto,
Ishikawa Setsuya
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2001.01463.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , pulmonary atresia , great arteries , heart disease , stenosis , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , fetal echocardiography , coarctation of the aorta , cardiac catheterization , catheter , surgery , pregnancy , aorta , biology , genetics
Background: Catheter intervention has become popular not only in adult patients but in younger patients with congenital heart disease. The early neonatal catheter interventional treatment has also been attempted in conjunction with the development of prenatal diagnosis of the congenital heart disease.Method: Recent articles concerning several severe structural cardiac diseases in newborns, such as critical aortic stenosis, complete transposition of the great arteries, premature constriction of the ductus arteriosus, and pulmonary stenosis or atresia with intact ventricular septum are introduced with consideration.Results: This study investigated our own experiences of early neonatal balloon valvuloplasty in a patient with critical aortic stenosis carried out imediately after the delivery following prenatal diagnosis. A case with prenatal diagnosis of premature constriction of ductus arteriosus which could prevent persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn by early delivery at 39 weeks and 1 day of gestation were reported.Conclusion: Several cardiac interventional treatments performed in the present time during the perinatal period and some prospects in the near future are described in the discussion.