Staged Acclimatization in a Failing Fontan by AFR in AFR: Ever-Decreasing Circles.

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Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Heart Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Published: June 2023

We describe serial implantation of atrial flow regulator (AFR) devices in the Fontan fenestration of a 4-year-old patient. Initially, the fenestration size was decreased using a 6/5 AFR, resulting in improved saturations and hemodynamics. One year later, further improvement was achieved by placing a 4/10 AFR inside the original device. ().

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10313474PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101868DOI Listing

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