What range of extra-cardiac conduit flow velocity is detectable intraoperatively following the completion of a total cavo-pulmonary connection?

Abstract Background Very few studies have investigated the blood flow velocity from the inferior vena cava (IVC) to the pulmonary artery following the Fontan operation using an extra-cardiac conduit (ECC). No studies at all have investigated the velocity immediately after the circulation is establis...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Kurokawa, Kenji Doi, Shihoko Iwata, Keita Sato, Yusuke Seino, Minoru Nomura, Makoto Ozaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-10-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0054-5