Fetal cardiac interventions: an update of therapeutic options

Fetal cardiac interventions: an update of therapeutic options

OBJECTIVE This article aims to present updated therapeutic options for fetal congenital heart diseases. METHODS Data source for the present study was based on comprehensive literature retrieval on fetal cardiac interventions in terms of indications, technical approaches and clinical outcomes. RESULTS About 5% of fetal congenital heart diseases are critical and timely intrauterine interventi...

Therapeutic Options for Management of Endometrial Hyperplasia: An Update

An update of evaluation of therapeutic thoracic facet joint interventions.

BACKGROUND Chronic mid back and upper back pain caused by thoracic facet joints has been reported in 34% to 48% of patients based on responses to controlled diagnostic blocks. Systematic reviews have established moderate evidence for controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks of thoracic facet joints in the diagnosis of mid back and upper back pain, moderate evidence for therapeutic thoraci...

Fetal Echocardiography and Prenatal Cardiovascular Interventions – An Update (2012)

Copyright: © 2012 Hornberger LK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Fetal echocardiography has evolved considerably over the past 1-2 decades into an exciting field that bridges ma...

Hepatic Encephalopathy: An Update on the Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Options

Hepatic encephalopathy is a spectrum of reversible neuropsychiatric abnormalities, seen in patients with liver dysfunction and/or portosystemic shunting. One of the most debilitating complications of cirrhosis, encephalopathy affects 30-45% of cirrhotics. In addition to significantly affecting the lives of patients and their caregivers, it is also associated with increased morbidity and mortali...