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chronic cyanosis. The procedure was successful with immediate fall in the Fontan pressures and optimal flow and equal distribution of blood to the lungs.
As such, transcatheter Fontan completion may be a feasible option in selected adult congenital patients with optimal outcomes even without surgical precon- ditioning. However, further studies in a larger cohort of are required to evaluate long-term outcomes.
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Cite this article as: Kaley VR, Aregullin EO, Cook SC, Lacina SJ, Samuel BP, Vettu- kattil J. Transcatheter Revision of Fontan Circulation by Connecting the Classical Glenn Circulation With the Inferior Vena Cava and Pulmonary Artery Circulation. Structural Heart Disease. 2019;5(1):11- 15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12945/j. jshd.2019.017.18
Kaley V. R. et al.
Transcatheter Revision of Fontan Circulation