Fontan conduit cross-sectional area and relationship to exercise performance [PDF]
: Background: The synthetic extracardiac (EC) Fontan conduit may become inadequate as patients grow, potentially limiting cardiovascular capacity. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between EC-Fontan conduit cross-sectional area (CSA), indexed to ...
Conor P O’Halloran +42 more
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A literature review: progress in the study of plastic bronchitis [PDF]
This literature review aims to synthesize current evidence on plastic bronchitis (PB), a disease characterized by varying degrees of branching cast formation in the airways.
Huihan Li +3 more
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Children Surviving Post-Univentricular Repair: Single Center Experience [PDF]
Background: The children population who underwent single ventricle repair is growing in number with longer follow up periods and increased frequency of complications.
Lamia Abdelrahman Ibrahim +3 more
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Association Between Hemodynamic Parameters and Gut Microbiota in Fontan Circulation: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Background The Fontan operation results in chronic hemodynamic alterations, including central venous hypertension, which may contribute to gut dysbiosis. This study aimed to compare gut microbiota profiles between Fontan patients and age‐ and sex‐matched
Saviga Sethasathien +7 more
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A Multimodal Score Accurately Classifies Fontan Failure and Late Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients
ObjectivesDespite the outstanding success of the Fontan operation, it is a palliative procedure and a substantial number of patients experience late failure of the Fontan circulation. Clinical presentation and hemodynamic phenotypes of Fontan failure are
Peter Kramer +10 more
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Objective: To evaluate the exercise capacity in patients following Fontan–Kreutzer, Fontan–Björk, and total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). Methods: Patients who performed exercise capacity tests at least once after the Fontan procedure between 1979 and
Lukas Klemm, MS +10 more
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Fontan palliation depends on low pulmonary vascular resistance in order to maintain pulmonary blood flow and adequate oxygenation. This physiology results in higher central venous pressures with limited renal perfusion pressure and cardiac output ...
Susan D. Martin +3 more
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An alternate technique of performing total cavopulmonary connection without cardiopulmonary bypass
Total cavopulmonary connection (Fontan) without using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) may be superior to Fontan on CPB. In the experience of many, a Fontan operation without CPB may be associated with a reduced need for inotropic support, improved outcomes ...
Sachin Talwar +5 more
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Non diagnosed PAPVC induce large reverse venovenous shunt after modified Fontan surgery: A case report of a rare anomaly and embolization therapy [PDF]
Fontan operation is a reliable palliative surgery for patients with single ventricle physiology. Still, the development of complication is common; one of these complications that need to interventional approach is veno-venous collaterals between systemic
Zahra Alizadeh Sani +8 more
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“Will she live a long happy life?” Parents' concerns for their children with Fontan circulation
Background: Families of children at the worst end of the congenital heart disease endure a significant burden which is often not clearly delineated in the clinical literature.
Karin du Plessis +11 more
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