Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness Predicts Perioperative Morbidity and Duration of Pleural Effusions After the Fontan Operation | Zendy

Cara A. Garofalo | Zendy; Santos E. Cabreriza | Zendy; T. Alexander Quinn | Zendy; Alan Weinberg | Zendy; Beth F. Printz | Zendy; Daphne T. Hsu | Zendy; Jan M. Quaegebeur | Zendy; Ralph S. Mosca | Zendy; Henry M. Spotnitz | Zendy

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Ventricular Diastolic Stiffness Predicts Perioperative Morbidity and Duration of Pleural Effusions After the Fontan Operation

Author(s) -

Cara A. Garofalo,

Santos E. Cabreriza,

T. Alexander Quinn,

Alan Weinberg,

Beth F. Printz,

Daphne T. Hsu,

Jan M. Quaegebeur,

Ralph S. Mosca,

Henry M. Spotnitz

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.001396

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , perioperative , fontan procedure , cardiac catheterization , doppler echocardiography , ventricular pressure , hemodynamics , diastole , surgery , heart disease , blood pressure

We validated the clinical relevance of ventricular stiffness by examining surgical morbidity in children with univentricular hearts undergoing Fontan operation. We hypothesized that ventricular stiffness affects Fontan morbidity, particularly duration of pleural effusions.

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