The Fontan operation, which directly connects the superior and inferior vena cava to the pulmonary artery, is a palliative surgery for children with a functional or anatomic single ventricle. This ...

Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Spain (E.F.-U., R.L.-L., S.M., X.F., J.R.-C.). Cardiology Department ...

† All perforation without clinical sequelae. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CT: Cardiac tamponade; CTO: Chronic total occlusion; CVA: Cerebral vascular accident ...

One patient had an extracardiac conduit placed at the time of the Glenn procedure which ... Two patients remained on warfarin post-Fontan due to a patent conduit fenestration. While the data provided ...

Background: Many children born with single ventricle physiology are palliated with Fontan operation, which may include a fenestration creation. This has been demonstrated to improve short-term ...

†All perforation without clinical sequelae. AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CT: Cardiac tamponade; CTO: Chronic total occlusion; CVA: Cerebral vascular accident ...