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"Air embolism during fontan operation"
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2014 In patients with a right to left intracardiac shunt, air embolism results in an obligatory systemic embolization. Nonembolization of entrained air is described in a child with a single ventricle physiology who had earlier undergone bidirectional Glenn ...
Madan Mohan Maddali +2 more
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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2021 Background: To assess the impact of our surgical strategy for the treatment of patients with functional single ventricle and pulmonary hypertension, especially in patients>24 months old.
Gang Li +3 more
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Performing modified fontan before six years of age leads to superior long-term exercise capacity
Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, 2020 We investigated the influence of age at Fontan completion on the exercise capacity of patients who underwent a Fontan operation. Our study demonstrated that age at the time of the Fontan operation significantly affects the peak oxygen consumption at mid ...
Panagiotis G. Sfyridis +6 more
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Retrospective study of preoperative sildenafil in prolonged pleural effusion after Fontan
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023 Background : By rerouting the systemic venous return into the pulmonary circulation, the Fontan operation is perhaps the most effective palliative procedure in patients with complex congenital heart disease.
Dicky Fakhr +5 more
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An alternate technique of performing total cavopulmonary connection without cardiopulmonary bypass
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023 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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Perioperative outcomes of Fontan operation: Impact of heterotaxy syndrome
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022 Background/Purpose: Fontan operation is the standard surgical procedure for achieving long-term survival in single-ventricular complex congenital heart diseases (SV-CHD). We aim to identify the perioperative outcomes and impact of heterotaxy syndrome (HS)
Hsin-Chia Lin +8 more
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Diminished liver microperfusion in Fontan patients: A biexponential DWI study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 It has been demonstrated that hepatic apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) are decreasing in patients with a Fontan circulation. It remains however unclear whether this is a true decrease of molecular diffusion, or rather reflects decreased ...
Hildebrand Dijkstra +10 more
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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 +22 more
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The Fontan Circulation: Contemporary Review of Ongoing Challenges and Management Strategies
Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, 2018 Since its original description, the Fontan operation has been widely used for the palliation of children with single ventricle physiology and has resulted in an increasing number of these patients surviving to adulthood.
Anitha John +2 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2023 The Fontan procedure is a palliative operation for patients with single ventricle congenital heart disease. In this case-report, we present the case of a 36-years-old man, with Fontan physiology and ureteropelvic junction obstruction, undergoing ...
Theodoros Spinos +5 more
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