Right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt and modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in preparation to hemi-Fontan procedure in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome | Zendy

Katarzyna Januszewska | Zendy; Jacek Kołcz | Zendy; Tomasz Mroczek | Zendy; Małgorzata Procelewska | Zendy; Edward Malec | Zendy

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Right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt and modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in preparation to hemi-Fontan procedure in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Author(s) -

Katarzyna Januszewska,

Jacek Kołcz,

Tomasz Mroczek,

Małgorzata Procelewska,

Edward Malec

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.03.003

Subject(s) - hypoplastic left heart syndrome , medicine , norwood procedure , pulmonary artery , cardiology , fontan procedure , ventricle , shunt (medical) , hemodynamics , left pulmonary artery , surgery , heart disease

The advantageous effect of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt (RV-PA) on the early postoperative hemodynamics in the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is well known. Numerous controversies still exist with respect to the late consequences of this new palliation method in preparation for the second stage procedure.

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