Regional variation in quality of life in patients with a Fontan circulation: A multinational perspective
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.07.019
Abstract: Background Impaired quality of life (QOL) is associated with congenital heart disease (CHD) and country of residence; however, few studies have compared QOL in patients with differing complexities of CHD across regional populations. The current… read more here.
Keywords: asd vsd; regional variation; mood; patients fontan ... See more keywords
Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.063
Abstract: BACKGROUND Elevated systemic afterload in patients with Fontan circulation may lead to impaired single ventricular function. Wave intensity analysis (WIA) enables evaluation of compression and expansion waves traveling through vasculature. We aimed to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: fontan circulation; analysis; wave intensity; wave propagation ... See more keywords
LYMPHOPENIA IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH FONTAN PHYSIOLOGY
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31237-7
Abstract: Lymphopenia has been shown to be common in the pediatric Fontan population, even in the absence of protein losing enteropathy (PLE). The prevalence of lymphopenia in adult Fontan patients is not known. Fontan patients ≥… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; patients fontan; lymphopenia adult; adult patients ... See more keywords
REDUCED CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING PERFORMANCE PREDICTS POORER QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH FONTAN PHYSIOLOGY
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31265-1
Abstract: As the population with corrected congenital heart disease continues to age, functional outcomes are becoming of greater importance. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) performance has been shown to be a predictor of morbidity, mortality, and quality… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; cardiopulmonary exercise; patients fontan; exercise testing ... See more keywords
Correlation of exercise-induced peripheral venous hypertension with exercise intolerance in patients with Fontan circulation.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121004285
Abstract: Owing to the absence of a sub-pulmonary ventricle, the central venous pressure rises in patients with Fontan circulation. During exercise, central venous pressure may rise further to increase the systemic ventricular preload and cardiac output.… read more here.
Keywords: peripheral venous; patients fontan; venous pressure; peak ... See more keywords
Patients with Fontan circulation beyond the fourth decade of life
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DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2221
Abstract: The survival rate after Fontan procedure is improving and many of these patients now survive well into adulthood. Data on the late morbidity and mortality of Fontan patients in their fourth decade of life are… read more here.
Keywords: fontan circulation; patients fontan; fourth decade; decade life ... See more keywords
Pulmonary vasodilator therapy for patients after Fontan procedure
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017615
Abstract: Abstract Background: The Fontan circulation is fragile, which is easily broken down. For now, there is no consensus on the drug treatment for the prevention of failure of the Fontan circulation. Methods: Studies comparing pulmonary… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary vasodilator; patients fontan; vasodilator therapy; fontan procedure ... See more keywords
Selective Use of Pulmonary Vasodilators in Patients with Fontan Physiology
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DOI: 10.1155/2022/7602793
Abstract: Background Fontan-associated liver disease is a well-known sequela following the Fontan procedure for patients living with single-ventricle heart disease. Pulmonary vasodilators, such as phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, have emerged as a potential therapeutic option for… read more here.
Keywords: patients fontan; pulmonary vasodilators; selective use; physiology ... See more keywords
Use of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Therapies in Patients with a Fontan Circulation: Current Practice Across the United Kingdom.
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DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.023035
Abstract: Background The Fontan circulation is a successful operative strategy for abolishing cyanosis and chronic volume overload in patients with congenital heart disease with single ventricle physiology. "Fontan failure" is a major cause of poor quality… read more here.
Keywords: fontan circulation; pulmonary arterial; circulation; patients fontan ... See more keywords
Transcatheter interventions in patients with a Fontan circulation: Current practice and future developments
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DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.965989
Abstract: The Fontan operation represents the last of multiple steps that are offered a wide range of congenital cardiac lesions with a single ventricle (SV) physiology. Nowadays this surgical program consists of a total cavopulmonary connection… read more here.
Keywords: transcatheter interventions; interventions patients; physiology; fontan circulation ... See more keywords