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- Fontan Procedure: Details Outlook - Cleveland Clinic
A Fontan procedure is an operation for people who were born with one working heart ventricle After having a Fontan procedure, all oxygen-poor blood in your child’s body goes right to their pulmonary artery instead of through their heart chambers
- The Fontan Procedure | Nemours KidsHealth
The Fontan procedure is done for children who are born with heart problems like hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), tricuspid atresia, and double outlet right ventricle
- Fontan procedure - Wikipedia
The Fontan procedure or Fontan–Kreutzer procedure is a palliative surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts It involves diverting the venous blood from the inferior vena cava (IVC) and superior vena cava (SVC) to the pulmonary arteries
- Staged Reconstruction Heart Surgery - Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
This operation, called the Fontan procedure, occurs at approximately 1 1 2 to 3 years of age During this surgery the inferior vena cava, a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body into the heart, is disconnected from the heart and attached to the pulmonary artery
- What Is the Fontan Procedure? - Healthline
The Fontan procedure helps correct congenital heart problems, like hypoplastic left heart syndrome We explain how it's done, recovery, and more
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: The Fontan Operation
How is the Fontan procedure done? The patch that was placed in the right upper chamber is removed (1) A wall, called a baffle (2), is built in the right upper chamber The baffle guides the blue blood coming from the lower body into the blood vessels that go to the lungs (the pulmonary arteries)
- Fontan Procedure | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - Childrens Wisconsin
During a Fontan surgery, congenital heart surgeons reroute the blood flow from the lower body to the lungs by connecting the inferior vena cava to the pulmonary artery To accomplish this, surgeons will most often create a connecting channel, or tube, outside of the heart
- Evaluation and Management of the Child and Adult With Fontan . . .
The hallmark of the Fontan circulation is a sustained, abnormally elevated central venous pressure combined with decreased cardiac output, especially during periods of increased demands, resulting in a cascade of physiological consequences
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