1995
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
1989
Predictors of rhythm disturbances and subsequent morbidity after the Fontan operation
Weber H, Hellenbrand W, Kleinman C, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L. Predictors of rhythm disturbances and subsequent morbidity after the Fontan operation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1989, 64: 762-767. PMID: 2801527, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90761-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate postoperative arrhythmiasPostoperative arrhythmiasLong-term survivorsLate arrhythmiasFontan operationNew York Heart Association functional class IGreater P-wave durationPredictors of arrhythmiasSupraventricular ectopic activityTachy-brady syndromeProportion of patientsFunctional class IP-wave durationSubsequent morbidityAtrial tachyarrhythmiasPreoperative electrocardiogramSinus rhythmSurgical dataRhythm disturbancesEctopic activityP wave deflectionLead V1PatientsArrhythmiasClass I