Growth and function of the right ventricular outflow tract after Fontan's procedure for tricuspid atresia: a two-dimensional echocardiographic study.
Two patients with classical tricuspid valve atresia were studied by two-dimensional echocardiography before and up to 6 years after Fontan's correction. Preoperative investigation revealed a diminutive right ventricular outflow chamber, which increased in size postoperatively and became functional. These data were compared to those obtained in normal individuals.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000254:growth & development*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery