Intracardiac covered stent for transcatheter completion of the total cavopulmonary connection: anatomical, physiological and technical considerations.
In the present review we discuss anatomical, physiological and technical aspects of the interventional transcatheter deployment of intracardiac covered stent for completion of the total cavopulmonary connection.
Konstantinov
Igor E
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Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. igorkonst@hotmail.com
Alexi-Meskishvili
Vladimir V
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology