What is Fontan operation?

Fontan operation is an operation used for treatment of certain birth defects of the heart like tricuspid atresia. In tricuspid atresia there is no opening for the tricuspid valve. Tricuspid valve is the valve between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart. It guards the opening from the right atrium to the right ventricle and prevents backflow of blood when the right ventricle contracts. When there is tricuspid atresia, blood reaches the left atrium through a defect in the wall between the two, which is mandatory for survival in such cases.

[alexandersuchodolski]

Thank you for such a clear explanation of such a complicated topic!

P.s. Are you planning to do videos of basic echocardiographic views in patients with congenital heart disease? This would be really helpfull. Greetings from Poland