Evaluation and management of the child and adult with Fontan circulation: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

J Rychik, AM Atz, DS Celermajer, BJ Deal… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
It has been 50 years since Francis Fontan pioneered the operation that today bears his
name. Initially designed for patients with tricuspid atresia, this procedure is now offered for a …

The evolution of therapeutic strategies: niche apportionment for hybrid palliation

C Haller, CA Caldarone - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Hybrid palliation, the concept to stabilize univentricular circulation with bilateral pulmonary
artery banding and maintenance of ductal patency, has significantly widened the therapeutic …

Serial right ventricular assessment in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a multiparametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

M Sobh, S Freitag-Wolf, J Scheewe… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess single right ventricular (RV) function in a
large cohort of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) patients after the completion of total …

Loss of ventricular function after bidirectional cavopulmonary connection: who is at risk?

M Vincenti, MY Qureshi, T Niaz, DK Seisler… - Pediatric …, 2020 - Springer
Decline of single ventricle systolic function after bidirectional cavopulmonary connection
(BDCPC) is thought to be a transient phenomenon. We analyzed ventricular function after …

Effects of levosimendan on ventriculo-arterial coupling and cardiac efficiency in paediatric patients with single-ventricle physiology after surgical palliation …

R Iacobelli, Z Ricci, E Marinari… - Interactive …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES The use of levosimendan for paediatric patients with low cardiac output after
congenital heart surgery has been recently described. We sought to evaluate ventriculo …

Surgical strategies in single ventricle management of neonates and infants

C Haller, DJ Barron - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - Elsevier
No area of congenital heart disease has undergone greater change and innovation than
single ventricle management over the past 20 years. Surgical and catheterisation laboratory …