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Low Ventricular Stiffness Is Associated With Suboptimal Outcomes in Patients With a Single Right Ventricle After the Fontan Operation: A Novel Phenotype.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 Sept 2024
Chowdhury Shahryar M, Atz Andrew M, Graham Eric M, Bandisode Varsha M, Rhodes John F, Nutting Arni C, Taylor Carolyn, Savage Andrew, Hassid Marc, Kavarana Minoo, Menick Donald
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BACKGROUND: Despite a rigorous screening process, including cardiac catheterization, a subset of patients with a single right ventricle (SRV) demonstrates suboptimal short-term outcomes after the Fontan operation. The goal of this study was to perform a comprehensive assessment of diastolic function in pre-Fontan patients with an SRV using invasive reference-standard measures and determine their associations with...
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