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Nili Schamroth Pravda1, Ran Kornowski1, Hana Vaknin Assa1
1Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
JACC. Case Reports
|July 28, 2021
Abstract:
Björk conduit failure is a common reason for reintervention after a Björk modification of the Fontan procedure. We describe a first performed in human percutaneous procedure for the treatment of a failing Björk circuit in an adult with congenital heart disease and complex anatomic features. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

