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. 2021 May;37(3):362-363.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-01112-x. Epub 2021 Jan 4.

Failing Fontan

Om Prakash Yadava  1 , Richard A Jonas  2
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Failing Fontan

Om Prakash Yadava et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 May.

Abstract

Dr. O.P. Yadava, CEO & Chief Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute, New Delhi, India, and Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, in conversation with Prof. Richard Jonas, Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon from Washington DC, USA, on Failing Fontan.

Keywords: Failing Fontan; Fenestration; Heart failure; Mechanical circulatory support; Protein losing enteropathy; Single ventricle.

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Conflict of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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