Cardiac Imaging in Patients After Fontan Palliation: Which Test and When?

Cardiac Imaging in Patients After Fontan Palliation: Which Test and When?

The Fontan operation represents the final stage of a series of palliative surgical procedures for children born with complex congenital heart disease, where a “usual” biventricular physiology cannot be restored. The palliation results in the direct connection of the systemic venous returns to the pu...

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Main Authors: Paolo Ciliberti, Paolo Ciancarella, Pasqualina Bruno, Davide Curione, Veronica Bordonaro, Veronica Lisignoli, Mario Panebianco, Marcello Chinali, Aurelio Secinaro, Lorenzo Galletti, Paolo Guccione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
congenital heart disease
Fontan operation
echocardiography
cardiac CT
cardiac MRI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.876742/full

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