Sudheer R. Gorla1, Nataley K. Jhingoeri1, Abhishek Chakraborty1, Kishore R. Raja1, Ashish Garg1, Satinder Sandhu1, Eliot R. Rosenkranz2, Sethuraman Swaminathan1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 776-781, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12652
Abstract Introduction: The Fontan operation is the final stage of single ventricle palliation in
patients with complex congenital heart disease. Fenestration in the Fontan conduit,
providing an atrial level right to left shunt, has been shown to reduce early postoperative morbidity. However, there is limited data on the long‐term fate of this fenestration.
The aim of this study is to define the rate of spontaneous closure of the fenestration in
the Fontan conduit and factors predictive of the fate of the fenestration.
Methods: This was a retrospective study reviewing the medical records of the patients who underwent fenestrated… More >
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