Risk factors in Fontan's operation

The results of Fontan's procedure performed in 51 patients with various congenital heart defects were analysed. The procedure was found to have the following risk factors: the total lung resistance is above 4 mu/m2, the ejection fraction of the arterial ventricle, under 55%, serious concomitant...

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Published inVestnik Akademii meditsinskikh nauk SSSR no. 10; p. 46
Main Authors Podzolkov, V P, Chiaureli, M R, Alekian, B G, Stoliar, V L
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Heart Defects, Congenital - epidemiology
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Methods
Risk Factors
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Summary:The results of Fontan's procedure performed in 51 patients with various congenital heart defects were analysed. The procedure was found to have the following risk factors: the total lung resistance is above 4 mu/m2, the ejection fraction of the arterial ventricle, under 55%, serious concomitant heart defects, and additional surgical procedures that increase the scope of surgical interventions. The best results were obtained after creating a valveless atriopulmonary anastomosis; the poorest results were associated with a right atrium-pulmonary trunk anastomosis possessing its own valve.
ISSN:0002-3027