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Successful staged Fontan completion for a tricuspid atresia patient with left ventricular non-compaction
Masatoshi Shimada1, Takahiko Sakamoto2, Kentaro Umezu2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagano Children's Hospital, Azumino, Japan utakraft@gmail.com.
Abstract:
We report a case of Fontan completion for a tricuspid atresia (TA) patient with left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). The patient was diagnosed with TA (Ia) with LVNC by fetal echocardiography. Because the unfavourable prognosis of LVNC was anticipated, Imidapril as well as Carvedilol were administered to improve cardiac function, from the early stages of infancy. Staged Fontan completion with fenestration was successfully achieved with improvement of LV function.

