The Fontan procedure is often the only definitive palliative surgical option for patients with a variety of complex CHD sharing in common, a single, dominant ventricle. In recent decades, imaging and therapeutic improvement have played a crucial role in those patients in whom many complications can hamper their life. After 50 years from the first procedure, heart transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for those with a failing Fontan circulation.
What have we learnt 50 years after the first Fontan procedure? / Gargiulo G.D.; Bassareo P.P.; Careddu L.; Egidy-Assenza G.; Angeli E.; Calcaterra G.. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1558-2035. - ELETTRONICO. - 21:5(2020), pp. 349-358. [10.2459/JCM.0000000000000951]
What have we learnt 50 years after the first Fontan procedure?
Gargiulo G. D.
;Careddu L.;Angeli E.;Calcaterra G.
2020
Abstract
The Fontan procedure is often the only definitive palliative surgical option for patients with a variety of complex CHD sharing in common, a single, dominant ventricle. In recent decades, imaging and therapeutic improvement have played a crucial role in those patients in whom many complications can hamper their life. After 50 years from the first procedure, heart transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for those with a failing Fontan circulation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
