Pediheart Podcast #227: Cardiac MRI Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment And Relation To Quality Of Life In The Fontan Patient

Summary: This week we review a recent cardiac MRI report on Fontan geometry and hemodynamics as measured by computational fluid dynamic analysis. How do factors like Fontan geometry or 'power loss' relate to quality of life for the Fontan young adult patient? How do these data inform imaging in the operating room during these palliations? We speak with the first author of this work, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at U. Penn, Dr. Laura Mercer-Rosa about this important and intriguing work. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.017" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.017</a>