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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:2190
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Mark Hazekamp, MD, PhD

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, Leiden, 2300 RC, the Netherlands

(Email: m.g.hazekamp@lumc.nl).

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The Fontan circulation has undergone important technical changes throughout the years. The right atrium to pulmonary artery (PA) connection has made place for the total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC), first of the lateral tunnel type and thereafter of the extracardiac conduit type. As the Fontan circulation has no right-sided ventricular driving force, all situations that cause energy loss should be avoided. The flow path must be streamlined as much as possible. Collision of caval vein . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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