Superior Mesenteric Arterial Flow Pattern is Associated with Major Adverse Events in Adults with Fontan Circulation
Mori M, Shioda K, Elder RW, Pernetz MA, Rodriguez FH, Rangosch A, Kogon BE, Book WM. Superior Mesenteric Arterial Flow Pattern is Associated with Major Adverse Events in Adults with Fontan Circulation. Pediatric Cardiology 2016, 37: 1013-1021. PMID: 27033246, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-016-1382-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlood Flow VelocityDiastoleEchocardiographyFontan ProcedureHumansMesenteric ArteriesProtein-Losing EnteropathiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsVelocity time integralAdult Fontan patientsEnd-diastolic velocitySystolic/diastolic ratioMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsMesenteric arterial flowFontan patientsFontan circulationResistive indexDiastolic ratioArterial flowSuperior mesenteric arterial flowDiastolic velocity-time integralAdult Fontan populationSystolic velocity time integralVenous outflow obstructionCox regression analysisPediatric Fontan patientsKaplan-Meyer analysisNon-event groupArterial flow patternsFontan populationAdult patientsOutflow obstruction