Fontan conversion to total cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia ablation: clinical and functional results

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Fontan conversion to total cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia ablation: clinical and functional results

Objectives: To assess the early results of conversion from atriopulmonary to total cavopulmonary connection in patients with failing Fontan operation. Design: Early clinical and instrumental evaluation of patients undergoing conversion from atriopulmonary to total cavopulmonary connection from April 1999 to November 2000. Setting: Tertiary referral centre for congenital heart disease. Patients:...

Fontan conversion to total cavopulmonary connection and arrhythmia ablation: clinical and functional results.

OBJECTIVES To assess the early results of conversion from atriopulmonary to total cavopulmonary connection in patients with failing Fontan operation. DESIGN Early clinical and instrumental evaluation of patients undergoing conversion from atriopulmonary to total cavopulmonary connection from April 1999 to November 2000. SETTING Tertiary referral centre for congenital heart disease. PATIEN...

Mechanism and ablation of arrhythmia following total cavopulmonary connection.

BACKGROUND The ability to identify and ablate different arrhythmia mechanisms after the total cavopulmonary connection has not been studied in detail. METHODS AND RESULTS After obtaining Institutional Review Board approval according to institutional guidelines, consecutive patients after a total cavopulmonary connection undergoing electrophysiology study over a 6-year period were included (20...

Mechanism and Ablation of Arrhythmia Following Total Cavopulmonary Connection Running title : Correa

Fontan conversion with arrhythmia surgery.

OBJECTIVE Hemodynamic abnormalities and refractory atrial arrhythmias in patients late after the Fontan operation result in significant morbidity and mortality. We reviewed our experience with Fontan conversion and concomitant arrhythmia surgery. METHODS Between January 1996 and February 2004, 16 patients underwent Fontan conversion and arrhythmia surgery. Mean age at the initial Fontan opera...