Clinical Approaches to the Patient with a Failing Fontan Procedure
Elder RW, Wu FM. Clinical Approaches to the Patient with a Failing Fontan Procedure. Current Cardiology Reports 2016, 18: 44. PMID: 27002620, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-016-0716-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart VentriclesHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicSocieties, MedicalVentricular DysfunctionConceptsClinical approachPotential therapeutic optionGeneral clinical approachLong-term healthFontan failureFontan populationFontan operationFontan procedureFontan survivorsFontan circulationUniventricular heartPatient presentingTherapeutic optionsOrgan systemsAltered physiologyVaried manifestationsVulnerable populationsMulti-institutional collaborationPatientsModern managementVast majorityExtracardiacPresentingPopulationCardiologists