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Combined construction of bidirectional cavopulmonary and aortopulmonary shunts as an intermediate stage in the repair of an 18-year-old high-risk Fontan candidate
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 August 2008
Abstract
A combined procedure of a bilateral bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt and a central aortopulmonaiy shunt was performed on an 18-year-old boy with pulmonary atresia. Arterial oxygen saturation was elevated after the combined shunt, whereas the ventricular stroke work was reduced. Such a combined shunt is a useful alternative prior procedure which does not produce ventricular overload in older or higher-risk candidates for the Fontan procedure.
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