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James Robinson predicts that in approximately 80 years (around 2106), in-utero treatment for single ventricle heart defects will be available.

On TED Radio Hour · unverified speaker · TED Radio Hour · Aug 7, 2026

“Maybe eighty years from now, somebody will be diagnosed with a single ventricle in utero, and and the doctor will say, we'll just take care of it before they're born. I'm sure that's gonna happen.”

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A single ventricle heart defect is successfully treated in utero and the patient is born without requiring postnatal surgical intervention.

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