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Image_2_Pleural and mediastinal effusions after the extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection: Risk factors and impact on outcome.JPEG

, 2022
BackgroundThis study investigated the volume and duration of pleural and mediastinal effusions following extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection, as well as preoperative risk factors and their impact on outcome.Materials and methodsA total of 210 ...
Paul Metz (7545725), Janez Vodiskar (14071593), Martina Strbad (10774633), Bettina Ruf (2886), Peter Ewert (5230568), Masamichi Ono (223370), Paul Philipp Heinisch (4217410), Alfred Hager (10774636), Helena Staehler (14071587), Benedikt Mayr (14071590), Jürgen Hörer (10774567)   +10 more
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Stent interventions guided by three-dimensional rotational angiography to treat total cavopulmonary connection stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021
Background: Stenosis of the total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC), in particular the pulmonary arteries, is common in children with single ventricle physiology.
Femke van der Stelt, Gregor J. Krings, Mirella C. Molenschot, Johannes M. Breur   +3 more
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Suppression of the secretion of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide after total cavopulmonary connection [PDF]

, 2000
Objectives: Among the modifications of the Fontan operation currently being used, total cavopulmonary connection offers the greatest potential for optimizing early and long-term postoperative outcomes.
Chikashi Shimazu, Oshima, Yoshihiro, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Tomomi Hasegawa, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yoshimura, Naoki, Ootaki, Yoshio, Shimazu, Chikashi, Yoshihiro Oshima, Hasegawa, Tomomi, Shigeteru Oka, Oka, Shigeteru, Naoki Yoshimura, Yoshio Ootaki   +13 more
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Early and intermediate-term results of the extracardiac conduit total cavopulmonary connection for functional single-ventricle hearts

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2016
Fontan operation has evolved from atriopulmonary connection to total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) due to its advantages in terms of hemodynamics and reduction of atrium-related complications.
Jun-Yen Pan, Chu-Chuan Lin, Chieh-Jen Wu, Jen-Ping Chang   +3 more
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Fontan Failure and Thrombosis of Total Cavo-Pulmonary Connection Conduit

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014
The immediate postoperative period of Fontan operation is frequently complicated by hemodynamic instability, sometimes requiring fenestration of the conduit.
Nirmal Panthee, Arata Murakami, Masahiko Ando, Tetsuhiro Takaoka, Minoru Ono   +4 more
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Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction with Guillain-Barre syndrome in Fontan circulation

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023
Total cavopulmonary connection, commonly referred to as the Fontan procedure, is the established destination therapy for univentricular hearts. While the procedure permits a longer survival of these patients, this circulation involves several compromises
Rohit Sunil Walse, Bhagwati Pant, Arun Gopalakrishnan, Bijulal Sasidharan   +3 more
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Successful balloon dilatation of an infolded polytetrafluoroethylene graft: An unusual cause of early Fontan failure

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023
Despite optimal medical management, an 8-year-old boy had persistent pleural drainage following total cavopulmonary connection. Detailed evaluation, including computed tomography angiography, confirmed obstruction at the lower end of the circuit due to ...
Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Sataroopa Mishra, Palleti Rajashekar, Sanjeev Kumar, Shyam Sunder Kothari   +4 more
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Mechanical support of total cavopulmonary connection with an axial flow pump [PDF]

, 2005
ObjectiveEven under optimal circumstances, total cavopulmonary connection is associated with a continuous late risk of death. Hemodynamics are distinctly abnormal, with increased systemic venous pressures and frequent low cardiac output. Our study uses a
Amir, Gabriel, Reinhartz, Olaf, Steven H. Reichenbach, Olaf Reinhartz, Riemer, R. Kirk, R. Kirk Riemer, Gabriel Amir, Reichenbach, Steven H.   +7 more
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An in-vitro evaluation of the flow haemodynamic performance of Gore-Tex extracardiac conduits for univentricular circulation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Objective(s) The Fontan procedure is a common palliative intervention for sufferers of single ventricle congenital heart defects that results in an anastomosis of the venous return to the pulmonary arteries called the total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC)
Shane McHugo, Lars Nolke, Patrick Delassus, Eugene MacCarthy, Liam Morris, Colin Joseph McMahon   +5 more
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Staged Surgical Palliation for HLHS in a Girl with Severe Factor X Deficiency

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2018
Background Factor X deficiency (also known as Stuart–Prower factor deficiency) is an autosomal recessive extremely rare hereditary hematologic disorder, affecting around 1:1,000,000 of the general population.
Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Mohamed F. Ismail, Abdulbadee Bugis, Nashwa Badawy, Hesham Mohamed Aboelghar, Tamer Hamouda, Ahmed Jamjoom   +6 more
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