Extracardiac Fontan with direct cavopulmonary connections.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18222300.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.060.
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Abstract
In order to optimize the Fontan circulation, a technique for direct superior and inferior cavopulmonary connections was devised. Such pathways retain growth potential, obviate suture lines within the right atrium, and avoid prosthetic implants. They thus enable definitive, single-stage ventricular unloading, regardless of patient size or great artery position.
Medical subject headings
- Fontan Procedure
- Heart Bypass, Right
- Heart Defects, Congenital