Abstract
We present pressure–volume loops obtained from two patients with single-ventricle physiology, one with a modified Blalock–Taussig shunt and one with a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt. The dissimilarities in pressure–volume loop contour and related indices highlight potentially important differences in ventricular mechanics between the shunt types.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Blalock-Taussig Procedure
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Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
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Cardiac Catheters*
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Feasibility Studies
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Humans
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / physiopathology*
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / surgery
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Infant
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Myocardial Contraction / physiology*
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Norwood Procedures
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Treatment Outcome
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Tricuspid Atresia / physiopathology*
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Tricuspid Atresia / surgery