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This editorial introduces a Research Topic on the management of functionally univentricular hearts, reviewing the history of surgical palliations and highlighting ongoing challenges.
This editorial discusses the management and stabilization of patients with functionally univentricular hearts prior to surgical intervention.
Several aspects of the management of patients with "functionally" univentricular heart have been investigated in the recent literature.Considering the peculiar pathophysiology with difficult balance between systemic and pulmonary blood flow, often these patients require a period of stabilization before any surgical step, sometimes including resuscitation because of cardiac arrest or severe metabolic derangement (17).
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Antonio F. Corno (2015) conducted an editorial in Univentricular heart. This editorial introduces a Research Topic on the management of functionally univentricular hearts, reviewing the history of surgical palliations and highlighting ongoing challenges.
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