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 ResearchConceptsVelocity 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 obstructionCatheter‐measured Hemodynamics of Adult Fontan Circulation: Associations with Adverse Event and End‐organ Dysfunctions
Mori M, Hebson C, Shioda K, Elder RW, Kogon BE, Rodriguez FH, Jokhadar M, Book WM. Catheter‐measured Hemodynamics of Adult Fontan Circulation: Associations with Adverse Event and End‐organ Dysfunctions. Congenital Heart Disease 2016, 11: 589-597. PMID: 26932151, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCardiac CatheterizationChi-Square DistributionFemaleFontan ProcedureGeorgiaHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHemodynamicsHumansKidney DiseasesLinear ModelsLiver DiseasesMaleMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPulmonary capillary wedge pressureHigh central venous pressureCentral venous pressureEnd-organ dysfunctionSystemic vascular resistance indexCox proportional hazards analysisAdult Fontan patientsProportional hazards analysisCardiac indexFontan patientsAdverse eventsFontan circulationHemodynamic measurementsHigh systemic vascular resistance indexMultivariate Cox proportional hazards analysisRight heart catheterization dataSignificant associationLow cardiac indexVascular resistance indexCapillary wedge pressureChild-Pugh scoreSerious adverse eventsVenous outflow obstructionHigher cardiac indexPost-Fontan patients