The Janus‐faced Fontan circulation: unravelling its elusive pathophysiology
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "European Journal of Heart Failure"
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1415
Abstract: The Fontan procedure is considered the treatment of choice for patients with a univentricular heart defect for whom biventricular repair is not possible. The Fontan procedure entails the surgical rerouting of the systemic venous return… read more here.
Keywords: fontan circulation; pulmonary vascular; fontan procedure; fontan failure ... See more keywords
Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "American Heart Journal"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.014
Abstract: Background To determine (1) correlation between Doppler stroke volume index (SVI) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) SVI and (2) association between Doppler SVI and Fontan‐associated diseases (FAD) and Fontan failure. Methods Review of Fontan… read more here.
Keywords: doppler svi; svi; doppler; fontan patients ... See more keywords
Fontan Failure: Phenotypes, Evaluation, Management and Future Directions.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Cardiology in the young"
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951122001433
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Management of "failing" and "failed" Fontan circulation particularly the indications, timing, and type of re-intervention currently remain nebulous. Factors contributing to pathogenesis and mortality following Fontan procedure differ between children and adults. METHODS Since… read more here.
Keywords: fontan failure; management; transplantation; mortality ... See more keywords
Frontiers in Fontan failure: Innovation and improving outcomes: A conference summary.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Congenital heart disease"
DOI: 10.1111/chd.12685
Abstract: The initial "Frontiers in Fontan Failure" conference in 2015 in Atlanta, GA, provided an opportunity for experts in the field of pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease to focus on the etiology, physiology, and… read more here.
Keywords: frontiers fontan; cardiology; failure innovation; physiology ... See more keywords
Management of Fontan failure
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Heart"
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321006
Abstract: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION The first surgical rerouting of systemic venous inflow to the pulmonary circulation without a pumping ventricle was pioneered… read more here.
Keywords: management fontan; failure; fontan failure; failure management ... See more keywords
A Multimodal Score Accurately Classifies Fontan Failure and Late Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine"
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.767503
Abstract: Objectives Despite 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… read more here.
Keywords: fontan patients; late mortality; failure; fontan failure ... See more keywords