A multimodal approach to investigate the effects of respiration on Fontan flow to inform strategies for circulatory support

The prevalence of single ventricle physiology is estimated to be 1/3000. Fontan physiology is the final palliative stage for a series of congenital heart diseases resulting in a single ventricle. Resulting hemodynamics are not well characterized and remain poorly understood. Hence, mid-term survival...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horvath, Markus Attila
Other Authors: Roche, Ellen T.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144552