Blood flow distribution in a large series of patients having the Fontan operation: A cardiac magnetic resonance velocity mapping study

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.062 Byline: Kevin K. Whitehead (a), Kartik S. Sundareswaran (b), W. James Parks (c), Matthew A. Harris (a), Ajit P. Yoganathan (b), Mark A. Fogel (a) Abbreviations: BSA, body surface area; CHOA, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; CHOP, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; IVC, inferior vena cava; LPA, left pulmonary artery; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; RPA, right pulmonary artery; SVC, superior vena cava Abstract: Our goal was to determine flow distribution in the cavopulmonary connections of patients with and without bilateral superior venae cavae who had the Fontan procedure. No large series exists that establishes the flow distributions in Fontan patients, which would be an important resource for everyday clinical use and may affect future surgical reconstruction. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa (b) Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Ga (c) Sibley Heart Center, Children's Health Care of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga Article History: Received 28 January 2008; Revised 20 October 2008; Accepted 23 November 2008 Article Note: (footnote) This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health BRP Grant R01 HL 67622 and by the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan cross-sectional study 5U01HL68279-03.