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Josue Diaz-Frias1, Angela M Quain1, Mark D Norris1,2
1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Abstract:
Cardiac and extracardiac complications of single-ventricle physiology are well described and carry significant morbidity and mortality risks. We present the case of a 32-year-old patient with a Fontan circulation who presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain, and with chest computed tomography angiography concerning for total thrombosis of the extracardiac conduit.
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