Extracardiac conduit versus lateral tunnel cavopulmonary connections at a single institution: Impact on outcomes

1988/01/01 by Anthony Azakie, Brian W. McCrindle, Glen Van Arsdell +9 · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #History of Education in Spain #Media, Journalism, and Communication History #Spanish Literature and Culture Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1067/mtc.2001.116947

Abstract

Although patients in the EC group were at higher preoperative risk, their outcomes were comparable with those of the LT group. Use of the extracardiac conduit technique for the modified Fontan operation reduces the risk of early and midterm atrial arrhythmia.

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