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A Multimodal Score Accurately Classifies Fontan Failure and Late Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
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
Johannes Nordmeyer, Anastasia Schleiger
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Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Anatomic Challenges, Device Adaptations, and Emerging Evidence [PDF]

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Atrioventricular valvular regurgitation (AVVR) is a principal determinant of morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), and surgical management carries substantial operative risk owing to prior sternotomies, distorted ...
Dhaval R. Parekh
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Children Surviving Post-Univentricular Repair: Single Center Experience [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt), 2023
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, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa , Baher Matta Hanna, Noha Ali Abd El Salam   +3 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]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2021
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, Abdolrahim Ghasemi, Shabnam Mohammadzadeh, Zahra Khajali, Mohaddeseh Behjati, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Abbas Khosravi, Saeid Nahavandi, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam   +8 more
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Impact of pulsatile pulmonary blood flow on cardiopulmonary exercise performance after the Fontan procedureCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Open, 2023
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, Frank Klawonn, MSc, PhD, Christoph Röhlig, MD, Thibault Schaeffer, MD, Helena Staehler, MS, Paul Philipp Heinisch, MD, PhD, Nicole Piber, MD, Alfred Hager, MD, PhD, Peter Ewert, MD, PhD, Jürgen Hörer, MD, PhD, Masamichi Ono, MD, PhD   +10 more
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Effects of oral sildenafil after palliative procedures to increase pulmonary blood flow in cyanotic heart diseases

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research, 2020
Background Continuing efforts have been exerted to improve the outcome of palliative procedures for cyanotic congenital heart diseases. Sildenafil is known for the management of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, but the cardiac benefits of
Ahmed Al-Gebaly, Hanan Mohammed, Amal Younan, Rania Aboushokka, Yahia Mahmoud, Rasha Hossny, Ahmed Zayed   +6 more
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Transcatheter occlusion of a hepatic vein-to-left atrium fistula: Should we close venovenous collateral vessels following Fontan operation?

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
Right-to-left shunt due to abnormal systemic venous drainage to the left heart is among the causes of hypoxemia following Fontan operation. There are conflicting data regarding the closure of the venovenous collaterals (VVCs) post-Fontan, showing ...
Maya El-Khouri, Mariam Arabi, Issam El Rassi, Ziad Bulbul, Fadi Sawaya, Fadi Bitar   +5 more
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“Will she live a long happy life?” Parents' concerns for their children with Fontan circulation

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2018
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, Rebecca Peters, Ingrid King, Kirsty Robertson, Jonathan Mackley, Rachel Maree, Tracy Stanley, Louise Pickford, Brian Rose, Matthew Orchard, Helen Stewart, Yves d'Udekem   +11 more
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Computational analysis of serum-derived extracellular vesicle miRNAs in juvenile sheep model of single stage Fontan procedure

Extracellular Vesicle, 2022
Patients with single ventricle heart defects requires a series of staged open-heart procedures, termed Fontan palliation. However, while lifesaving, these operations are associated with significant morbidity and early mortality.
Hyun-Ji Park, John M. Kelly, Jessica R. Hoffman, Felipe Takaesu, William Schwartzman, Anudari Ulziibayar, Takahiro Kitsuka, Eric Heuer, Asigul Yimit, Raphael Malbrue, Cole Anderson, Adrienne Morrison, Aymen Naguib, Christopher Mckee, Andrew Harrison, Brian Boe, Aimee Armstrong, Arash Salavitabar, Andrew Yates, Toshiharu Shinoka, Sergio Carrillo, Christopher K. Breuer, Michael E. Davis   +22 more
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Increased Risk for Thromboembolism After Fontan Surgery: Considerations for Thromboprophylaxis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
The Fontan circulation introduces an increased risk of thromboembolism which is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity. Adverse outcomes of thromboembolic complications post-Fontan surgery vary in both nature and severity, ranging from local
Suelyn Van Den Helm, Suelyn Van Den Helm, Christopher Noel Sparks, Christopher Noel Sparks, Vera Ignjatovic, Vera Ignjatovic, Paul Monagle, Paul Monagle, Paul Monagle, Paul Monagle, Chantal Attard, Chantal Attard   +11 more
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