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10922441

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-21
pubmed:abstractText
The modified Fontan procedure has gained wide acceptance in the treatment of various congenital heart defects. Determination of risk factors for mortality remains an important issue for optimizing patient selection for the Fontan procedure. Conflicting results have been reported about whether ventricular morphology is a risk factor in these patients. Survival free of Fontan takedown or cardiac transplantation was assessed in the first 500 patients undergoing the Fontan procedure at our institution. This survival was correlated with ventricular morphology as evaluated by angiography. Both multivariate and univariate analyses indicated ventricular morphology was predictive of early survival free of Fontan takedown or cardiac transplantation following the procedure. However, there was no statistical evidence for ventricular morphology being a risk factor for mortality in patients alive 6 months after the procedure. Ventricular morphology is a risk factor for early survival in patients undergoing a Fontan procedure, with left ventricular morphology associated with a better early survival than right ventricular morphology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of ventricular morphology on outcome after the Fontan procedure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article