Successful Use of the Total Artificial Heart in the Failing Fontan Circulation Joseph W. Rossano, MD, David J. Goldberg, MD, Stephanie Fuller, MD, Chitra Ravishankar, MD, Lisa M. Montenegro, MD, J. William Gaynor, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 97, Issue 4, Pages 1438-1440 (April 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.120 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) The preoperative and (B) postoperative chest x-rays. Note the 4 artificial valves. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 1438-1440DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.120) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Extracardiac conduit (ECC) Fontan. (B) Removal of ECC, creation of “neo-right atrium” to collect caval flow, and insertion of right and left articial ventricles for the total artifical heart. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 97, 1438-1440DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.120) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions