Contractility–Afterload Mismatch in Patients With Protein-Losing Enteropathy After the Fontan Operation

This study aimed to clarify the relationship between onset of protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) and Fontan circulation, with special reference to the development of contractility–afterload mismatch. The PLE group comprised 9 patients who experienced PLE after undergoing the Fontan operation, and the...

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Main Authors: Ozawa, Hideto, Ueno, Takayoshi, Iwai, Shigemitsu, Kawata, Hiroaki, Nishigaki, Kyouichi, Kishimoto, Hidefumi, Sawa, Yoshiki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164859/