Creation of a defined and stable Fontan fenestration with the new Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR®).

Cardiol Young

Department for Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care,Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Klinikum der Universität München (KUM),Munich,Germany.

Published: August 2018

This report describes the first clinical experience with the new Occlutech Atrial Flow Regulator (AFR®) device for implementation of a late Fontan fenestration. The AFR® device secured a defined diameter of the fenestration without spontaneous re-occlusion of this extra-anatomic perforation. This ensured a permanent clinical improvement of our failing Fontan patient.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951118000720DOI Listing

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