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Fontan Procedure (Fontan Operation)

A procedure in which total right atrial or total caval blood flow is channeled directly into the pulmonary artery or into a small right ventricle that serves only as a conduit. The principal congenital malformations for which this operation is useful are TRICUSPID ATRESIA and single ventricle with pulmonary stenosis.
Also Known As:
Fontan Operation; Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt; Bidirectional Glenn Procedure; Bidirectional Glenn Shunt; Norwood Procedure, Stage 2; Norwood Procedure, Stage 3; Norwood Procedure, Stage II; Norwood Procedure, Stage III; Stage 2 Norwood Procedure; Stage 3 Norwood Procedure; Stage II Norwood Procedure; Stage III Norwood Procedure; Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunts; Bidirectional Glenn Procedures; Bidirectional Glenn Shunts; Cavopulmonary Shunt, Bidirectional; Circuit, Fontan; Circulation, Fontan; Glenn Procedure, Bidirectional; Glenn Shunt, Bidirectional; Hemi Fontan Procedure; Operation, Fontan; Palliation, Fontan; Procedure, Bidirectional Glenn; Procedure, Fontan; Procedure, Hemi-Fontan; Shunt, Bidirectional Cavopulmonary; Fontan Circuit; Fontan Circulation; Fontan Palliation; Hemi-Fontan Procedure
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Experts

1. Rychik, Jack: 37 articles (08/2022 - 01/2002)
2. Goldberg, David J: 28 articles (08/2022 - 03/2010)
3. Ohuchi, Hideo: 27 articles (01/2022 - 04/2002)
4. Cetta, Frank: 24 articles (01/2022 - 01/2003)
5. d'Udekem, Yves: 21 articles (07/2022 - 09/2007)
6. Opotowsky, Alexander R: 17 articles (01/2022 - 07/2015)
7. Driscoll, David J: 16 articles (12/2021 - 09/2006)
8. Gatzoulis, Michael A: 15 articles (01/2022 - 09/2003)
9. Miyazaki, Aya: 15 articles (01/2022 - 05/2007)
10. Alsaied, Tarek: 14 articles (02/2022 - 01/2020)

Related Diseases

1. Congenital Heart Defects (Congenital Heart Defect)
2. Univentricular Heart
3. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
4. Cardiac Arrhythmias (Arrythmia)
5. Heterotaxy Syndrome

Related Drugs and Biologics

1. Plastics
2. Bosentan (Tracleer)
3. Tissue Plasminogen Activator (Alteplase)
4. Solutions
5. Endothelins (Endothelin)
6. Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
7. Growth Differentiation Factor 15
8. Propafenone (Rythmol)
9. Oxygen (Dioxygen)
10. Brain Natriuretic Peptide (Natrecor)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Heart-Lung Bypass)
3. Heart Transplantation (Grafting, Heart)
4. Catheters
5. Right Heart Bypass (Cavopulmonary Anastomosis)