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Single ventricle hearts palliated with the Fontan operation present complications later in life as a result of increased venous pressures and abnormal ventricle function. Wave intensity analysis uses measurements of blood velocity and pressure to represent arterial hemodynamics as summations of energy waves. This methodology could potentially be a useful tool in assessment of Fontan patients. The clinical value of wave intensity parameters was utilized to evaluate the functional performance of the single ventricle in Fontan patients. A retrospective analysis of invasive hemodynamic data was retrospectively obtained from routine cardiac catheterization of patients with Fontan circulation (n = 20) and comparison to those with biventricular circulation (n = 10) who presented to the catheterization laboratory for closure of small patent ductus arteriosus (PDAs). Wave intensity analysis and wave energy flux was calculated using aortic pressure waveforms and echocardiography aortic Doppler measurements as previously described. Significant differences were seen in the peak forward compression wave (p = 0.013), early systolic energy flux (p = 0.005) and the systolic and diastolic ratio (p = 0.006) in Fontan patients versus controls. Within the Fontan group, there was a positive correlation (0.54, p = 0.02) between the wave speed and pulmonary vascular resistance. Early systolic energy flux was a potential individual indicator of a Fontan patients heart failure classification (AUC = 0.71). Wave intensity analysis could be a useful tool in screening Fontan patients and predicting clinical outcomes and Fontan failure. Future prospective analyses of Fontan hemodynamics and WIA are needed.
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Valdovinos, J., Eng, N., Russell, M. et al. Assessing Single Ventricle Function in the Fontan Circulation using Wave Intensity Analysis. Pediatr Cardiol 42, 804–813 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-021-02544-x
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