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Single Ventricle—A Comprehensive Review
In this paper, the author enumerates cardiac defects with a functionally single ventricle, summarizes single ventricle physiology, presents a summary of management strategies to address the single ventricle defects, goes over the steps of staged total ...
P. Syamasundar Rao
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Thirty‐Year Prevalence of Spontaneous Hemoptysis in Palliated Single Ventricle Circulation [PDF]
Background Spontaneous hemoptysis is a well‐recognized risk of palliated single ventricle circulation, yet published literature is limited to case reports and small case series.
Anna K. Dibbs +3 more
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Pediatric heart transplant survival in single ventricle disease [PDF]
Outcomes in pediatric heart transplantation have steadily improved since the first pediatric heart transplant was performed by Dr. Kantrowitz and his team in 1967; however, there is still progress to be made. Patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD)
Jillian Wen, MD, Marc Richmond, MD, MS
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s Because of remarkable advances in survival over the past 40 years, the worldwide population of individuals with single ventricle heart disease living with Fontan circulation has grown to ≈70 000, with nearly half aged >18 years. Survival to at least 30
Sushma Reddy +4 more
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Kawashima procedure in single ventricle palliation: the factors affecting clinical outcomes [PDF]
Background The superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (SCPA) is a standard second stage procedure in single ventricle palliation. Exact timing in most single ventricle patients depends on clinical status, age, weight and in many centers a preoperative ...
Hüseyin Sicim +3 more
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Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in functional single ventricle: a comprehensive review [PDF]
Background Functional single ventricle represents a complex congenital cardiac malformation where ventricular function directly impacts patients’ quality of life and prognosis.
Mengqian Liao +4 more
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Single-ventricle physiology occurs in patients with hypoplastic ventricular heart defects, either on the right or left, who have undergone stepwise palliation surgeries ending with the Fontan procedure.
Lydia Taranto, Tabitha Moe
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Cardiac surgical outcomes of patients with heterotaxy syndromeCentral MessagePerspective
Objectives: The study objectives were to analyze the outcomes of pediatric patients with heterotaxy syndrome undergoing cardiovascular surgery and to determine the predictors of mortality.
Manan H. Desai, MD +10 more
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Objective: Patients with complex single-ventricle anatomy with transposed great arteries and systemic outflow obstruction (SV-TGA-SOO) undergo varied initial palliation with ultimate goal of Fontan circulation.
Alyssa B. Kalustian, MD +7 more
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The term “single ventricle” refers to a wide range of cardiac structural and functional abnormalities which cause the morphologically right or left ventricle to be hypoplastic or functionally inadequate.
Panagiota Kleitsioti +3 more
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