Pulsatility Index in Different Modifications of Fontan Palliation: An Echocardiographic Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adding pulsation to the Fontan circulation might change the fate of patients palliated by this procedure. Our aim was to compare the pulsatility index (PI) of the pulmonary artery (PA) between the various modifications of Fontan palliation.

Methods

Doppler-derived PI was measured in PA branches of a cohort of 28 patients palliated by 6 modifications of Fontan procedure. A group of normal individuals was included for comparison.

Results

Atriopulmonary connection (APC) group had the highest PA branches PI and statistically was close to the PI of the normal individuals (right pulmonary artery [RPA] PI of 1.58 vs. 1.63; p = 0.99 and left pulmonary artery [LPA] PI of 1.54 vs. 1.68; p = 0.46, respectively). The lowest PA branches PI was seen in the group of extra

SUBMITTER: Shabanian R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature