Renal function and Fontan patients: What is the real impact in the long-term outcomes?

The Fontan procedure is usually the final step in the surgical treatment of children with univentricular physiology, allowing for a better survival of this population into adulthood. While separating the systemic from the pulmonary venous blood returns, the Fontan circulation is characterized by the absence of a sub pulmonary ventricle and abnormal, non-pulsatile flow in the lungs. This leads to elevated central venous pressure and a relatively low cardiac output, in a state of chronic ventricular volume deprivation [1].

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 26, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Maria Ang élica Binotto Tags: Editorial Source Type: research