Diagnosis and management of the adult patient with a failing Fontan circulation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-09932-0
Abstract: Since the original description, the Fontan operation has been widely used for the palliation of children with single ventricle physiology. Although the Fontan operation revolutionized the survival rates of patients with single ventricle physiology, it… read more here.
Keywords: patient failing; failing fontan; diagnosis management; physiology ... See more keywords
Technical modifications for transplant in the failing Fontan.
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DOI: 10.1017/s104795112000414x
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Heart transplant after Fontan completion poses a unique surgical challenge. Twenty patients are presented, stressing the technical hints performed in the five anastomoses to match the graft in the recipient. METHODS Data are collected… read more here.
Keywords: technical modifications; transplant; failing fontan; vena cava ... See more keywords
Transcatheter creation of a pulmonary artery to left atrial fenestration in a failing Fontan circulation using the Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR)
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121000731
Abstract: Abstract Transcatheter creation of an interatrial communication using the Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator Device for pulmonary hypertension or heart failure is well described. We report a case of an 8-year-old boy with a failing Fontan… read more here.
Keywords: atrial flow; failing fontan; flow regulator; transcatheter creation ... See more keywords
Cavopulmonary support with a modified cannulation technique in a failing Fontan patient
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DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivac090
Abstract: Abstract Failing Fontan patients present a unique challenge for mechanical circulatory support. We report on a 17-year-old patient with Fontan failure and preserved ventricular function who underwent mechanical cavopulmonary support using a novel cannulation technique. read more here.
Keywords: cannulation technique; failing fontan; support; patient ... See more keywords
Single‐center outcomes of combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan
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DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12892
Abstract: Long‐term outcomes of the Fontan operation include Fontan failure and liver disease. Combined heart‐liver transplantation (CHLT) is an option for select patients although limited data exist on this strategy. A retrospective review of Fontan patients… read more here.
Keywords: combined heart; failing fontan; heart liver; liver ... See more keywords
The Failing Fontan (or failure of our knowledge …)
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17096
Abstract: In 1971, Francis Fontan published his work on the surgical treatment of tricuspid atresia, with the premise that systemic venous return is routed directly into the pulmonary circuit and effectively pulled through the pulmonary capillary… read more here.
Keywords: failure; failing fontan; statement; fontan circulation ... See more keywords
Successful Treatment of Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Plastic Bronchitis by Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation in a Patient with Failing Fontan Circulation.
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DOI: 10.1536/ihj.17-292
Abstract: We present a 16-year-old male patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who developed protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) and plastic bronchitis (PB) after a Fontan operation. He received medical therapies, including albumin infusion, unfractionated heparin, and high-dose… read more here.
Keywords: protein losing; biphasic cuirass; failing fontan; losing enteropathy ... See more keywords
Transplantation of the failing Fontan.
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DOI: 10.21037/tp.2019.06.03
Abstract: Half a century has passed since the original Fontan palliation. In the interim, surgical and medical advancements have allowed more single ventricle patients to reach Fontan and long-term survival for Fontan patients to improve significantly.… read more here.
Keywords: transplantation failing; transplantation; fontan patients; failing fontan ... See more keywords
Current treatment options for the Failing Fontan Circulation.
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DOI: 10.2174/1573403x18666220106114518
Abstract: The Fontan operation was introduced in 1968. For congenital malformations where biventricular repair is not suitable, the Fontan procedure has provided a long-term palliation strategy with improved outcome compared to the initially developed procedures. Despite… read more here.
Keywords: treatment options; current treatment; failing fontan; fontan circulation ... See more keywords