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Title: Successful epidural anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a woman with Fontan repair. Author: Mathney E, Beilin Y. Journal: J Clin Anesth; 2015 Feb; 27(1):60-2. PubMed ID: 25468587. Abstract: The cohort of the adult population with congenital heart disease is steadily growing, as surgical and medical management advances; and many women with congenital heart disease are becoming pregnant and presenting to the labor and delivery suite [1]. The anesthesiologist must therefore have an understanding of the physiology of the corrected heart lesion and the impact of the physiologic changes of pregnancy [2]. A woman status post-Fontan procedure requiring cesarean delivery is presented.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]