The Fontan palliation was introduced in 1968 to treat cardiac malformations unsuitable for
biventricular repair. This procedure has transformed the surgical management of congenital …

OBJECTIVE: In a univentricular Fontan circulation, modest augmentation of existing
cavopulmonary pressure head (2–5 mm Hg) would reduce systemic venous pressure …

A method for the performance computation of an expandable-impeller pump is developed
and validated. Large deformations of the highly flexible pump impellers result in a strong …

The Fontan procedure is used to treat various serious congenital heart defects. Although
many people who have had the procedure live productively into adulthood, as they age, they …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to develop a destination low-pressure artificial right
ventricle (ARV) to correct the impaired hemodynamics in the failing Fontan circulation …

Background Palliative repair of single ventricle defects involve a series of open-heart
surgeries where a single-ventricle (Fontan) circulation is established. As the patient ages …

An implantable rotary blood pump was developed to provide long-term mechanical right
heart support for patients who have failing Fontan circulation. The objective of this study was …

The characteristic depressed hemodynamic state and gradually declining circulatory
function in Fontan patients necessitates alternative postoperative management strategies …

Patients with Fontan circulation have increased risk of heart failure, but are not always
candidates for heart transplant, leading to the development of the subpulmonic Penn State …

Fontan connection with intermittent compression by wrapped latissimus dorsi (LD) was
tested in vivo, in vitro and by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Experimental …