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Feasibility and safety of immediate perioperative implantation of intravascular stents in cavopulmonary pathways
Author(s) -
Walayat Muhammad,
McArthur Kenneth,
Lilley Stuart,
Wilson Neil
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10600
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery
Fontan‐type procedures are widely used for palliation of patients with many forms of a functional univentricular heart. An ideal Fontan circuit should be free of any distortion or stenosis. The use of stents for the treatment of stenotic and hypoplastic vessels is well established in pediatric cardiac practice. We report the successful use of endovascular stents during the immediate postoperative period in patients undergoing cavopulmonary anastomoses. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2003;60:94–98. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.