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The Fontan Kreutzer procedure is used in pediatric patients who possess only a single functional ventricle, either due to lack of a heart valve (e.g. tricuspid or mitral atresia), an abnormality of the pumping ability of the heart (e.g. hypoplastic left heart syndrome or hypoplastic right heart syndrome), or a complex congenital heart disease where a bi-ventricular repair is impossible or ...
The final procedure, the Fontan procedure, completes the repair of the hypoplastic left heart. [33] Although there are several variations, the functional effect is to redirect venous blood from the lower body (through the inferior vena cava) away from the right atrium to the pulmonary artery.
Diagram of a heart with tricuspid atresia, and how it looks after a Fontan procedure. Based on Diagram_of_the_human_heart_(cropped).svg. Date: 6 March 2009, 15:11 (UTC) Source: Diagram_of_the_human_heart_(cropped).svg; Author: Diagram_of_the_human_heart_(cropped).svg: Yaddah cropped image by Wapcaplet; derivative work: RupertMillard (talk ...
Blalock-Taussig is a traditional procedure, and Fontan procedure is widely operated recently. The goal of most isolated levocardia surgeries is to rebuild parts of the heart and "redirect" the way blood flows in order to augment pulmonary blood flow. Cardiac surgeries have high risk.
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, is a congenital heart defect that affects the left side of the heart, specifically affecting the left ventricle and ascending aorta. Also, the aortic valve and mitral valve might be either too small to allow enough blood to flow through, or they might be absent altogether, called atresia.
These patients typically require a Fontan procedure at 18 to 36 months of age following the Glenn BDG procedure. Examples of congenital cardiac malformations in which this procedure may be used include hypoplastic left heart syndrome, tricuspid atresia, double-inlet left ventricle and double-outlet right ventricle.
Apical four chamber ultrasound view of heart. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) uses ultrasonic waves for continuous heart chamber and blood movement visualization. It is the most commonly used imaging tool for diagnosing heart problems, as it allows non-invasive visualization of the heart and the blood flow through the heart, using a technique known as Doppler.
Superior Cavopulmonary Bypass (Bidirectional Glenn or Hemi-Fontan Procedure), Total Cavopulmonary Bypass (Fontan Completion Procedure). The purpose of these operations is to redirect the blood flow of the deoxygenated blood to the lungs by attaching the Vena Cava directly to the Pulmonary Artery causing the blood that flows into the lungs to be ...