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Cardiovascular adaptation to the Fontan circulation

Congenital Heart Disease, 2017
Although medium-term survival following Fontan operations in the modern era has improved dramatically, late cardiovascular and extracardiac morbidity are common and are associated with impaired quality of life and premature late mortality. This serves as a reminder of the extraordinary adaptations required of the cardiovascular system when the systemic
Gruschen R. Veldtman, Alexander R. Opotowsky, Samuel G. Wittekind, Jack Rychik, Daniel J. Penny, Mark Fogel, Bradley S. Marino, Marc Gewillig   +7 more
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PROVINCIALISING BERLIN IN MENSCHEN IM HOTEL

German Life and Letters, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 57-74, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, I take the peculiar source of Vicki Baum's Menschen im Hotel (1929) in a Southern Moravian town as a starting point to reveal the ways in which the hierarchies between metropolis and province are negotiated and complicated by the novel.
Meindert Peters
wiley   +1 more source

The Canadian Fontan Connection (CANFON): Protocol for a National Lifespan Cohort of People Living With a Fontan Circulation

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
The life expectancy of people living with a Fontan circulation has improved significantly over recent decades. However, this population remains at risk of multiorgan complications and premature mortality with advancing age.
Louis-Olivier Roy, MSc, Marc-Olivier Pouliot, Reena Clarkson, BA, Andrew S. Mackie, MD, SM, Isabelle Vonder Muhll, MD, Judith Therrien, MD, Kevin C. Harris, MD, MHSc, Luc Mertens, MD, PhD, Paul Khairy, MD, PhD, Rachel Wald, MD, Jasmine Grewal, MD, Frédéric Dallaire, MD, PhD, Andrew S. Mackie, MD SM, Isabelle Vonder Muhll, MD, Rachel Wald, MD, Kevis Harris, MD MHSc, Jasmine Grewal, MD, Frédéric Dallaire, MD PhD, Wadi Mawad, MD, PhD, Judith Therrien, MD, Luc Beauchesne, MD, Tapas Mondal, MD, Arsha Karbassi, MD, Robin Ducas, BSc MD, Michelle Keir, MD MSc, Philippe Chetaille, MD MSc, Paul Khairy, MD PhD, Kenny Wong, MD, Wael Sumaya, MD PhD, Tim Bradley, MBChB DCH, Stephen Pylypchuk, MD, Anne Fournier, MD, Sarah Blissett, MD MHPE, Mahmoud Alsalehi Luc Mertens, MD PhD, Payam Dehghani, MD   +34 more
doaj   +1 more source

The physiology of thoracic duct pressure and flow: A review of the literature

Physiological Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, January 2026.
Abstract The thoracic duct (TD) is the largest vessel of the lymphatic system, transporting interstitial fluid, macromolecules, and immune cells into the venous circulation via the lymphovenous junction. Respiratory and circulatory forces have been proposed as key drivers of TD lymph propulsion; however, the literature reports inconsistent findings ...
Sara Moazzam, Lomani A. O'Hagan, Alys R. Clarke, Peter S. Russell, Anthony R. J. Phillips, John A. Windsor, S. Ali Mirjalili   +6 more
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Segmental MRI pituitary and hypothalamus volumes post Fontan: An analysis of the Australian and New Zealand Fontan registry

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
Objective: Short stature, central hypothyroidism and infertility are common in those with a Fontan circulation. Given that the Fontan circulation often results in hepatic portal venous congestion, we hypothesize that the hypothalamic-pituitary portal ...
Waverley Gee, Joseph Yuan-Mou Yang, Tom Gentles, Sonja Bastin, Ajay J. Iyengar, Jian Chen, Dug Yeo Han, Rachael Cordina, Charlotte Verrall, Craig Jefferies   +9 more
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Computational fluid dynamics models and congenital heart diseases [PDF]

, 2013
Mathematical modeling is a powerful tool to investigate hemodynamics of the circulatory system. With improving imaging techniques and detailed clinical investigations, it is now possible to construct patient-specific models of reconstructive surgeries ...
CORSINI, CHIARA, MIGLIAVACCA, FRANCESCO, PENNATI, GIANCARLO, T. Y. Hsia   +3 more
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UNPLANNED INTERVENTIONS DURING ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE CATHETERIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH FONTAN CIRCULATION

, 2023
Mary Howell, Mary Hunt Martin, Robert G. Gray, Daniel A. Cox, Aaron Eckhauser, Zhining Ou, L. LuAnn Minich, Dana Boucek   +7 more
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Heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease [PDF]

, 1932
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to describe heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease and to compare the results with those in children undergoing transplantation for other cardiac diseases.BackgroundReports describe decreased ...
Daphne T. Hsu, Jan M. Quaegebeur, Robert E. Michler, Craig R. Smith, Eric A. Rose, Maryanne R. Kichuk, Welton M. Gersony, Judith F. Douglas, Linda J. Addonizio, Morris, Fontan, Hosenpud, Doty, Chartrand, Mayer, Cooper, Bailey, Menkis, Richenbacher, Harjula, Rietz, Radley-Smith, Trento, Armitage, Hasan, Addonizio, Chartrand, Baum, Merrill, Addonizio, Triedman   +30 more
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ECLS in Pediatric Cardiac Patients [PDF]

, 2016
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is an important device in the management of children with severe refractory cardiac and or pulmonary failure. Actually, two forms of ECLS are available for neonates and children: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...
Antonio Amodeo, Corrado Cecchetti, Graeme MacLaren, Marco Marano, Matteo Di Nardo, Paola Bernaschi   +5 more
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Cardio-respiratory and hepatic functions evaluation in single ventricle patients treated with total cavo-pulmonary connection operation [PDF]

, 2015
L'intervento di connessione cavo-polmonare totale (TCPC) nei pazienti portatori di cuore univentricolare, a causa della particolare condizione emodinamica, determina un risentimento a carico di numerosi parenchimi.
Pace, Napoleone Carlo <1966>
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