Three decades later: The fate of the population of patients who underwent the Atriopulmonary Fontan procedure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 231, Issue , 2017, Pages 99-104

  Poh, Chin Leng ^a,b   Zannino, Diana ^b   Weintraub, Robert G ^c   Winlaw, David S ^d   Grigg, Leeanne E ^e   Cordina, Rachael ^f   Hornung, Tim ^g   Bullock, Andrew ^h   Justo, Robert N ⁱ   Gentles, Thomas L ^g   Verrall, Charlotte ^d   du Plessis, Karin ^b   Celermajer, David S ^f   d'Udekem, Yves ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^h PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

ⁱ LADY CILENTO CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult congenital heart disease; Atrial arrhythmia; Fontan conversion; Fontan procedure; Heart failure; Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGISTER; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009351823     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.057     Document Type: Article

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