...David R. Rutkowski; Rafael Medero; Timothy A. Ruesink; Alejandro Roldán-Alzate The Fontan procedure is a successful palliation for single ventricle defect. Yet, a number of complications still occur in Fontan patients due to abnormal blood flow dynamics, necessitating improved flow analysis...

... and semi-idealized models. For a given pulmonary flow split, resistance values ( R = P / Q ) were determined by setting 12 mmHg as the mean Fontan pressure, a typical clinical value. For patient-specific simulations, a three element RCR circuit model [ 33 ] was applied at each outlet. Total...

...J. C. Masters; M. Ketner; M. S. Bleiweis; M. Mill; A. Yoganathan; C. L. Lucas Background —The total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC), a palliative correction for congenital defects of the right heart, is based on the corrective technique developed by Fontan and Baudet. Research into the TCPC has...