Optimal conduit size of the extracardiac Fontan operation based on energy loss and flow stagnation.

Volume: 88, Issue: 2, Pages: 565 - 573
Published: Aug 1, 2009
Abstract
Background null In the extracardiac Fontan operation, larger conduits are used when considering the patients' growth rate. However, larger conduits may cause inefficient flow due to turbulence or stagnation, resulting in late problems such as thrombosis or stenosis. Our objective was to reveal the physiologic effects of respiration and exercise using numerical models, based on the energy loss and flow stagnation, and to determine optimal conduit...
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Optimal conduit size of the extracardiac Fontan operation based on energy loss and flow stagnation.
Published Date
Aug 1, 2009
Volume
88
Issue
2
Pages
565 - 573
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