The Hemi-Fontan operation: A critical overview
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2014 The hemi-Fontan (HF) operation is a staging procedure in the journey towards an ultimate Fontan palliation. Although popular in the Western world, it has found limited application in the developing world.
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Transcatheter Closure of Fenestration after Modified Fontan Operation in Children [PDF]
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, 2008 Background: Fenestration in the modified Fontan operation allows right-to-left shunting, which reduces the Fontan pathway pressure and improves cardiac output. However, on account of the fact that persistent right-to-left shunting results in cyanosis and
Seiied Mahmoud Meraji +5 more
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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 ...
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Association of Lymphatic Abnormalities with Early Complications after Fontan Operation. [PDF]
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2021 BACKGROUND Increased central venous pressure is inherent in Fontan circulation but not strongly related to Fontan complication. Abnormalities of the lymphatic circulation may play a crucial role in early Fontan complications.
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Postoperative Outcomes of Fontan Operation in a Multicenter Italian Study. How Far Have We Gone? Early Outcomes After Fontan Operation. [PDF]
Pediatr CardiolDespite the clinical results of the Fontan operation have certainly improved, it still presents with an inherent surgical risk of death and early morbidities.
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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.
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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
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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