منابع مشابه
Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia.
A Fontan procedure has been performed on 29 patients for tricuspid valvular atresia. The age range was 8 months to 33 years (median 10 years), the pulmonary vascular resistance ranged from 1.8-6.1 units . m2 (mean 3.3 units . m2), and the mean pulmonary arterial pressure ranged from 13-45 mm Hg (mean 21 mm Hg). Twenty-nine previous operations had been performed in 23 patients. Fourteen other as...
متن کاملArrhythmias after the Fontan procedure.
OBJECTIVE To study the determinants and outcome of arrhythmias after the Fontan type operation. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data in patients operated on between 1972 and 1986 (follow up 5-19 years (mean 12 years)). PATIENTS All 60 patients undergoing a Fontan type procedure at the National Heart Hospital, London, during the study period (mean age (SD) 12.3 (6.8) years). RESULTS Posto...
متن کاملThe Fontan procedure in adults.
SETTING Tertiary adult congenital cardiac referral centre. DESIGN Retrospective cross sectional analysis. OBJECTIVES To report our 20 year experience with adult Fontan operations, and to compare late outcome in patients with single ventricle with definitive aortopulmonary or cavopulmonary shunt palliation. PATIENTS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients older than 18 years undergoing Fontan o...
متن کاملLung function and aerobic capacity in adult patients following modified Fontan procedure.
OBJECTIVE To examine cardiopulmonary performance in 52 adult patients with a Fontan circulation. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. Values of maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2)max), maximum heart rate (HRmax), forced vital capacity (FVC), and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) were compared with predictive values for different age groups. Patients were further subdivided into those wit...
متن کاملPharmacokinetic evaluation of triiodothyronine supplementation in children after modified Fontan procedure.
BACKGROUND Triiodothyronine (T(3)) supplementation may be a useful adjunct in the management of patients after cardiopulmonary bypass. Limited data are available regarding the use and pharmacokinetics of T(3) in children. The present study was performed to evaluate T(3) pharmacokinetics in a cohort of children undergoing the modified Fontan procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 28 patient...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)37617-2