Augmentation of pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output by non-invasive external ventilation late after Fontan palliation.
Pradeepkumar CharlaGauri Rani KarurKenichiro YamamuraShi-Joon YooJohn T GrantonErwin N OechslinAshish ShahLeland N BensonOsami HonjoLuc MertensRafael Alonso-GonzalezKate HannemanRachel M WaldPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
External ventilation acutely augments PBF and CO in adult Fontan subjects. Confirmation of these findings in larger populations with longer duration of ventilation and extended follow-up will be required to determine sustainability of haemodynamic effects.