Interventional therapeutic procedures in cavopulmonary shunts

ABSTRACT Background Cavopulmonary shunts are the palliative surgeries of choice in congenital heart diseases with the anatomical and pathophysiological defect of univentricular heart. The objective of this study was to report the results of percutaneous procedures in patients with complications following partial or total surgical cavopulmonary shunts. Methods The procedures were conducted under general anesthesia and continuous monitoring of hemodynamic and respiratory parameters. The accesses used were the femoral vein (Fontan) or the internal jugular vein (Glenn). The devices were [...]