Beyond Technical Success of Fetal Aortic Valvuloplasty

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Lindsay R Freud. JACC Adv. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 1;3(3):100836.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100836. eCollection 2024 Mar.

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Keywords: aortic valve disease; aortic valvuloplasty; congenital heart disease; fetal echocardiography; fetal intervention.

Conflict of interest statement

The author has reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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