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vol. 25 no. 142 438-450
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- Received August 25, 2016
- Accepted October 13, 2016
- Published online November 30, 2016.
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Copyright ©ERS 2016. ERR articles are open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0.
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Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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Vol 25 Issue 142
Table of Contents
Managing adult Fontan patients: where do we stand?
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- Article
- Abstract
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The univentricular heart
- The physiology of the Fontan circulation
- Effects of systemic venous hypertension
- Atrial stretch and arrhythmias
- Cyanosis and collateral formation
- Effects of the lack of a subpulmonary ventricle
- Pulmonary vasodilator therapy in the Fontan circulation
- Follow-up of adult Fontan patients
- Standard medical management
- Imaging modalities used in adult Fontan patients
- Assessment of exercise performance
- Pregnancy and contraception
- Late effects of the Fontan circulation
- Conclusion
- Disclosures
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
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