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Infected thrombus in a Fontan circulation
Author(s) -
FritcheSalazar Juan Francisco,
MeléndezRamírez Gabriela,
AriasGodínez José Antonio,
RuizEsparza Ma. Eugenia,
RaymundoMartínez Grecia Iveth Maryelis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14906
Subject(s) - medicine , protein losing enteropathy , thrombus , complication , infective endocarditis , cardiology , fontan procedure , magnetic resonance imaging , enteropathy , endocarditis , natural history , thrombosis , heart disease , radiology , surgery , disease
The Fontan operation was introduced in 1968 as a palliative treatment for patients with univentricular heart physiology. Natural history and outcomes are poor. By 10 years after Fontan operation, most patients will develop any complication such as tachyarrhythmias, any spectrum of Fontan‐associated liver disease, protein‐losing enteropathy, heart failure, thrombosis, and infective endocarditis among others. Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the first‐line diagnostic tools for detecting such complications. Clinical and imaging follow‐up are a mainstay for the evaluation of this patients.