Karina V. Bunting1,2,*, Francesco Formisano3, Jennifer Green1, Richard P. Steeds1,2, Lucy Hudsmith1, Paul Clift1,2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.2, pp. 89-100, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.011376
Abstract Objective: To determine the accuracy of assessing univentricular
function in adult Fontan patients using three-dimensional (3D) volumetric
echocardiography. Design: A prospective observational study in an adult Fontan
patient cohort. Setting: University Hospitals Birmingham, NHS Foundation
Trust. Patients: 26 patients were enrolled in the study all aged over 18 years,
possessing the Fontan anatomy, with no contraindications to Cardiac Magnetic
Resonance (CMR) imaging and in sinus rhythm. Intervention: All patients
underwent transthoracic echocardiography using a Philips EPIQ 7 and X5-1
transducer. End diastolic volume (EDV), end systolic volume (ESV), stroke
volume (SV) and ejection fraction (EF) were obtained using two dimensional… More >
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