Outcome of Early and Late Onset Fontan Operation in Patients with Univentricular Heart Repair
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical JournalObjective: To determine the outcome of early and late-onset Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart repair. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Shahnawaz Sathio +5 more
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A Simple Predictive Factor for Mortality in Fontan Surgery: Serum Hypo-Osmolality [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryObjective: Close follow-up is important after the Fontan procedure, which is a palliative surgical method for a single ventricle. In this period, serum osmolality is an important parameter with the advantages of easy to obtain and poor outcome prediction.
Baburhan Ozbek, Nursen Tanrıkulu
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Traditional Atriopulmonary Connection Fontan with Excellent Outcome for 32 Years
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2020 Although the traditional right atrial–pulmonary artery (RA–PA) Fontan has been replaced by the total cavopulmonary connection, some RA–PA Fontan patients still have good outcome.
Yong Zhang +3 more
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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
Peter Kramer +10 more
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Central Bank Digital Currencies, Financial Inclusion, and Privacy: A Normative Perspective
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a digital form of a nation's money, issued by its central bank. As opposed to other forms of digital money, such as electronic bank balances or cryptocurrencies, they are centrally managed legal tender.
Andrew Allison, Alexander William Salter
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Reduced brain mammillary body volumes and memory deficits in adolescents who have undergone the Fontan procedure. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundAdolescents with single ventricle heart disease (SVHD) who have undergone the Fontan procedure show cognitive/memory deficits. Mammillary bodies are key brain sites that regulate memory; however, their integrity in SVHD is unclear. We evaluated
Cabrera-Mino, Cristina +8 more
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Impact of Vitamin C on Endothelial Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients with a Fontan Circulation [PDF]
, 2011 Objective. To evaluate the impact of antioxidant therapy on functional health status in Fontan‐palliated patients. Design. Prospective, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Patients.
Charpie, John R. +11 more
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Iron deficiency and reduced exercise tolerance in adult Fontan patients
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundThe Fontan procedure allows patients with complex congenital heart defects unsuitable for biventricular repair to reach adulthood; however, it results in a non-physiological circulation characterized by chronically elevated systemic venous ...
Agnieszka Bartczak-Rutkowska +5 more
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The Weaponization of ESG Infrastructures and the Future of Green Finance
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The trillion‐dollar green finance industry faces growing pushbacks from a range of actors. While criticisms vary—from portraying ESG as part of a “woke” agenda to highlighting risks of greenwashing—we now see mass departures from climate–finance initiatives, with asset managers coming under fire from regulators over ESG policies and activist ...
Annika Stenström
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New Applications of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Training in Paediatric Heart Disease [PDF]
, 2016 Congenital heart defects (CHD) have an incidence of 4-8/1000 live births and encompass a broad spectrum of disorders. Due to advances in cardiac surgery and cardiology care, most children born with CHD are now surviving into adulthood and there are ...
Cervi, Elena <1980>
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