Longitudinal changes in echocardiographic measures of ventricular function after Fontan operation.

Matthew J CampbellMichael D QuartermainMeryl S CohenJennifer FaerberOluwatimelehin OkunowoYan WangValerie CaponeJenna DiFrancescoLaura Mercer-RosaDavid J Goldberg

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)

This study demonstrates that global longitudinal strain rate and global circumferential strain rate decrease over 10 years following Fontan operation. These measures of ventricular performance may be early signs of cardiac dysfunction that predate more obvious echocardiographic signs of deterioration.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
left atrial
mitral valve
pulmonary hypertension
cross sectional
catheter ablation
oxidative stress
ejection fraction
atrial fibrillation