Growth and Function of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract after Fontan's Procedure for Tricuspid Atresia: A Two-dimensional Echocardiographic Study

W. J. Gussenhoven; H. K. The; L. Schippers; E. Bos; J. Roelandt; C. Ligtvoet

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1020419

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 34(4): 236-239
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1020419

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Growth and Function of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract after Fontan's Procedure for Tricuspid Atresia: A Two-dimensional Echocardiographic Study

W. J. Gussenhoven^1, ² , H. K. The¹ , L. Schippers¹ , E. Bos¹ , J. Roelandt¹ , C. Ligtvoet¹

¹Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Rotterdam
²The Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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1986

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Two patients with classical tricuspid valve atresia were studied by two-dimensional echocardiography before 3nd up to 6 years after Fontan's correction. Preoperative investigation revealed a diminuitive right ventricular outflow chamber, which increased in size postoperatively and became functional. These data were compared to those obtained in normal individuals.

Key words

Tricuspid atresia - Two-dimensional echocardiography - Fontan's correction