2019
Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart
Akintoye E, Veldtman G, Miranda W, Connolly H, Egbe A. Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart. Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14: 138-139. PMID: 30945806, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12690.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients
Egbe A, Khan A, Khan S, Anavekar N, Said S, Young P, Akintoye E, Miranda W, Al-Otaibi M, Veldtman G, Connolly H. Role of Doppler echocardiography for cardiac output assessment in Fontan patients. American Heart Journal 2017, 195: 91-98. PMID: 29224651, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke volume indexSystemic left ventricleSystemic right ventricleFontan failureRight ventricleLeft ventricleFontan patientsTransthoracic echocardiographyLV patientsProtein-losing enteropathyCardiac output assessmentAge 17 yearsMean age 17 yearsHeart transplantationCardiac thrombusFontan conversionEjection fractionHeart failureDoppler echocardiographyPatientsVolume indexCMRIML/CirrhosisEchocardiography