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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular translational research2018

Fontan Surgical Planning: Previous Accomplishments, Current Challenges, and Future Directions.

Phillip M Trusty, Timothy C Slesnick, Zhenglun Alan Wei, Jarek Rossignac, Kirk R Kanter, Mark A Fogel, Ajit P Yoganathan

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Phillip M TrustyWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Timothy C SlesnickDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Zhenglun Alan WeiWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jarek RossignacSchool of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kirk R KanterDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Mark A FogelDivision of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ajit P YoganathanWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ajit.yoganathan@bme.gatech.edu.

Funding

Improving Flow Dynamics in Fontan SurgeriesR01HL067622 · NHLBI · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI YOGANATHAN, AJIT P · 2002 to 2006
$5.2M
Understanding mechanisms of Fontan failure and key predictors for patient outcomeR01HL098252 · NHLBI · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI YOGANATHAN, AJIT P · 2010 to 2013
$3.0M
American Heart Association 17PRE33630117NHLBI NIH HHS HL098252NHLBI NIH HHS HL67622NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL067622NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL098252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ultimate goal of Fontan surgical planning is to provide additional insights into the clinical decision-making process. In its current state, surgical planning offers an accurate hemodynamic assessment of the pre-operative condition, provides anatomical constraints for potential surgical options, and produces decent post-operative predictions if boundary conditions are similar enough between the pre-operative and post-operative states. Moving forward, validation with post-operative data is a necessary step in order to assess the accuracy of surgical planning and determine which methodological improvements are needed. Future efforts to automate the surgical planning process will reduce the individual expertise needed and encourage use in the clinic by clinicians. As post-operative physiologic predictions improve, Fontan surgical planning will become an more effective tool to accurately model patient-specific hemodynamics.

Indexed as

Models, CardiovascularPatient-Specific ModelingClinical Decision-MakingFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHemodynamicsHumansPatient-Centered CarePatient SelectionSurgery, Computer-AssistedTime-to-TreatmentVentricular FunctionFontanHepatic flow distributionPatient specificPre-operative planningSurgical planning

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PMID29340873
PMCPMC5910220

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