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Autor: Angela Weingarten, Daniel E. Clark, Ryan D. Byrne, Patricia Y. Chu, Frank A. Fish, Benjamin P. Frischhertz, Larry W. Markham
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Vol 1, Pp 29-29 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-8661
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2017.110
Popis: OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The morbidity and mortality in adults with single ventricular hearts who have undergone Fontan palliation is poorly defined. These patients have a high burden of arrhythmia, heart failure, and re-operation. We hypothesized that age and type of Fontan predict occurrence of arrhythmia. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: In total, 205 patients aged 18 years who had undergone a Fontan procedure were identified. Those with incomplete data were excluded. Demographic, anatomic, pharmacologic, imaging, hemodynamic, and electrophysiologic data were collected. The χ2 and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to test significance defined as p
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