Failure of the fontan circulation

Heart Failure Clinics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-116

  Gewillig, Marc ^a   Goldberg, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low output; Circulatory failure; Fontan circulation; Pulmonary vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

BRONCHITIS; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FENESTRATION; FONTAN CIRCULATION FAILURE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PRELOAD; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; REVIEW; VENOUS CONGESTION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

CHRONIC LOW OUTPUT; CIRCULATORY FAILURE; FONTAN CIRCULATION; PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; STROKE VOLUME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 84888041740     PISSN: 15517136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2013.09.010     Document Type: Review

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