Optimal criteria for transcatheter closure of Fontan fenestration: a single-center experience with a review of literature
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DOI: 10.1007/s00380-021-01798-y
Abstract: Fenestration closure is considered to remove the persistent right-to-left shunt after the Fontan operation. However, the criteria for effective transcatheter closure of fenestration to avoid both acute and chronic Fontan failure have not been clarified.… read more here.
Keywords: fenestration closure; closure; fenestration; non closure ... See more keywords
Fontan fenestration and the role of the covered stent
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DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15914
Abstract: • Interventional therapies directed at fenestration closure in the Fontan patient must rely on good hemodynamic data. • The Large Optimus‐CVSTM stent can be added to an armamentarium of devices for fenestration closure however, longer‐term… read more here.
Keywords: fenestration closure; covered stent; fenestration; fenestration role ... See more keywords