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Congenital heart disease (view source)
Revision as of 00:23, 26 January 2011
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There is the original Fontan procedure and two variants: | There is the original Fontan procedure and two variants: | ||
* Atriopulmonary connection (the original). | * Atriopulmonary connection (the original) - right atrial appendage connected to (proximal) right pulmonary artery.<ref name=pmid5089489>{{cite journal |author=Fontan F, Baudet E |title=Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia |journal=Thorax |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=240–8 |year=1971 |month=May |pmid=5089489 |pmc=1019078 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Intracardiac total cavopulmonary connection (lateral tunnel). | * Intracardiac total cavopulmonary connection (lateral tunnel). | ||
* Extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection. | * Extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection. | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Fontan procedure cannot be done in a newborn as the pulmonary vascular bed resistance is too high. | *Fontan procedure cannot be done in a newborn as the pulmonary vascular bed resistance is too high.<ref name=pmid5089489/> | ||
==Ventricular septal defect== | ==Ventricular septal defect== | ||