The current methodology of Fontan palliation results in a one “pump” circulatory system with
passive flow to the lungs. Inherent hemodynamic differences exist between a biventricular …

A novel cavopulmonary assist strategy with a multi-lumen cannula powered by an external
centrifugal pump is proposed for use in failing Fontan patients. Steady-state computational …

Patients with single ventricle defects undergoing the Fontan procedure eventually face
Fontan failure. Long-term cavopulmonary assist devices using rotary pump technologies are …

The number of patients with the failing Fontan physiology is increasing. We tested a novel in
situ microaxial pump (Impella) to support the failing atrio-pulmonary Fontan circulation in an …

The failing Fontan physiology may benefit from ventricular assist device (VAD) mechanical
circulatory support, although a subpulmonary VAD placed at the Fontan connection has …

Objective Fontan circulatory inefficiency can be addressed by replacing the missing
subpulmonary power source to reverse the Fontan paradox. An implantable cavopulmonary …

Objective Right-sided mechanical circulatory support for failing Fontan physiology has been
largely unsuccessful due to inherent hemodynamic differences between these patients and …

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to evaluate the performance of microaxial ventricular assist
devices for the purposes of supporting failing Fontan physiology by decreasing central …

Objectives Adult patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure are highly vulnerable
to gradual, progressive circulatory failure, and options to reverse this situation are few. A …

Objective Mechanical circulatory support devices using continuous flow blood pump
technologies are currently being developed to provide cavopulmonary support in patients …