title: Successful staged Fontan completion for a tricuspid atresia patient with left ventricular non-compaction.
abstract: We report a case of Fontan completion for a tricuspid atresia (TA) patient with left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). The patient was diagnosed with TA (Ia) with LVNC by fetal echocardiography. Because the unfavourable prognosis of LVNC was anticipated, Imidapril as well as Carvedilol were administered to improve cardiac function, from the early stages of infancy. Staged Fontan completion with fenestration was successfully achieved with improvement of LV function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan utakraft@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umezu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan.
authors.forename: Yorikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018785:Tricuspid Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
keywords: Impaired ventricular function; Left ventricular non-compaction; Staged Fontan completion