Thromboembolic complications after Fontan operations.
Rosenthal D, Friedman A, Kleinman C, Kopf G, Rosenfeld L, Hellenbrand W. Thromboembolic complications after Fontan operations. Circulation 1995, 92: ii287-93. PMID: 7586425, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of thrombosisFontan operationThromboembolic complicationsTotal cavopulmonary connectionThromboembolic eventsCavopulmonary connectionTime of presentationConduit interpositionCerebrovascular eventsFontan procedurePerioperative periodSignificant morbidityAtriopulmonary connectionVenous circulationComplicationsLeft ventriclePatientsThrombosisOverall rateYearsThromboembolismMorbiditySurgeryThrombusGroup