Fontan Proceedure:
Oxygen-poor blood coming back from the bottom half of the body is diverted directly into the lungs with a conduit instead of flowing back into the heart before going to the lungs
Fenistration – a small hole in the conduit just in case there is too much pressure going into the lungs. This gives the body time to adjust to the new circulation.
Truncus Arteriosus, atrial septal defect, ASD, vetricular septal defect, VSD
Glenn Proceedure: The lower section of the pulmonary artery that should carry oxygen-poor blood into the heart is removed.
Oxygen-poor blood coming back from the top half of the body is diverted directly into the lungs instead of flowing back into the heart before going to the lungs
Heart defect: Heterotaxy with left atrial isomerism, situs inversus with levocardia, DORV, large VSD, restrictive pulmonary artery, bilateral SVC
heart defect: Transposition of the Great Arteries, TGA, overriding tricuspid valve, pulmonary stenosis, sub-pulmonary stenosis, ventricluar septal defect, vsd
heart defect: DORV, long QT syndrome, interrupted aortic arch, aortic and pulmonary vein stenosis, hypoplastic left ventricle, atrial and ventricular septal defects, William’s Syndrome
Heart defect: Double Inlet Left Ventricle, DILV, transposition of the great arteries, TGA, coarctation of the aorta, mitral atresia, aortic atresia
Glenn Proceedure: The lower section of the pulmonary artery that should carry oxygen-poor blood into the heart is removed.
Oxygen-poor blood coming back from the top half of the body is diverted directly into the lungs instead of flowing back into the heart before going to the lungs
Fontan Proceedure: Oxygen-poor blood coming back from the bottom half of the body is diverted directly into the lungs with a conduit instead of flowing back into the heart before going to the lungs