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- Title
Assessment of the pulmonary circulation in patients with functionally univentricular physiology.
- Authors
Binotto, Maria A.; Redington, Andrew N.
- Abstract
The article reports on the assessment of the pulmonary circulation of a patient who undergone a modified Fontan operation. It notes that it is important to check for low pulmonary pressure and vascular resistance after the operation is completed. Result of a study reveals that after Fontan operation, there is evidence for abnormalities of pulmonary endothelial function.
- Subjects
PULMONARY circulation; PULMONARY hypertension; BLOOD circulation; VASCULAR resistance; BLOOD-vessel physiology; BLOOD pressure; PULMONARY endothelium; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Cardiology in the Young, 2009, Vol 19, Issue S1, p35
- ISSN
1047-9511
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S104795110900393X