Surgical Considerations in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure
Surgical intervention is often used in the management of heart failure in patients with adult congenital heart disease. This review addresses anatomic variations and complications due to prior surgical interventions, including sternal reentry, collateral vessels, and the neo-aortic root after the Damus –Kaye–Stansel procedure. Surgical considerations for systemic atrioventricular valvular surgery, Fontan revision, and advanced heart failure therapies including ventricular assist devices, heart transplant, and combined heart–liver transplant are discussed, with a focus on unique patient popul ations including those with systemic right ventricles and those with Fontan circulation.
Source: Heart Failure Clinics - Category: Cardiology Authors: William H. Marshall V, Patrick McConnell Source Type: research
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