Is Amiodarone More Hepatotoxic in Patients with Fontan Operation?

Fontan operation.

D uring the past 4 decades, the Fontan operation has been carried out as a surgical treatment in patients with tricuspid atresia. Over the years, it has become established as a revolutionary therapy in patients with univentricular heart physiology. Many experimental and clinical studies have been performed with a view to understanding the Fontan circulation; in consequence, the operation has un...

Recurrent Implantation Failure Is More Frequently Seen in Female Patients with Poor Prognosis

Ablation of arrhythmias in adult patients after Fontan operation.

The Fontan Operation is Not the End of the Road

Mailing Address: Luiz Fernando Caneo • Instituto do Coração – HC – FMUSP. Av Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44 – 2° andar – sala 5. Postal Code 05403-000, São Paulo, SP – Brazil E-mail: [email protected] Manuscript received on September 13, 2015; manuscript revised on November 14, 2015; accepted on November 14, 2015.

Vasopressin After the Fontan Operation.

BACKGROUND Prolonged pleural effusion following Fontan operation is common and increases morbidity and hospital length of stay. Vasopressin (VP), a neurohypophysial hormone, has numerous effects on the cardiovascular system. The most notable is increased peripheral vascular resistance, but it may also reduce capillary leakage by tightening endothelial intercellular junctions and reducing capill...