title: Sinus Node Dysfunction After Extracardiac Conduit and Lateral Tunnel Fontan Operation: The Importance of the Type of Prior Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis.
abstract: This review summarizes the influence of the type of prior superior cavopulmonary anastomosis in the studies that report a difference in the occurrence of sinus node dysfunction among extracardiac conduit Fontan and lateral tunnel Fontan operations along with clinical implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia balram2323@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Balram Babu
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Rajanbabu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rabindranath Tagore Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Debasree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
mesh_terms: D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods*; D018610:Heart Bypass, Right / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: extracardiac conduit Fontan; lateral tunnel Fontan; sinus node dysfunction