TECHNICAL CHALLENGES OF ATRIAL SEPTAL STENT PLACEMENT IN FETUSES WITH HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME AND INTACT ATRIAL SEPTUM

Infants born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and an intact atrial septum (HLHS/IAS) are at high risk for neonatal death, despite maximal postnatal therapy. Prenatal atrial septoplasty by static balloon dilation has been effective in decompressing the left atrium in utero, but several factors