Hemodynamic Phenotype of the Failing Fontan in an Adult Population
Hebson CL, McCabe NM, Elder RW, Mahle WT, McConnell M, Kogon BE, Veledar E, Jokhadar M, Vincent RN, Sahu A, Book WM. Hemodynamic Phenotype of the Failing Fontan in an Adult Population. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 1943-1947. PMID: 24075283, PMCID: PMC4505550, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFontan failureCardiac indexFontan patientsLiver diseaseSVR indexLower systemic vascular resistance indexNormal systolic ventricular functionSystemic vascular resistance indexAdult Fontan patientsSimilar cardiac indexSystolic ventricular functionVascular resistance indexSignificant liver diseasePediatric Fontan patientsCase-cohort analysisFailing FontanPF cohortsPortal hypertensionAdult patientsCatheterization findingsFontan circulationHeart failureVentricular functionCirculatory derangementsPediatric cohort