Bosentan is a kind of dual endothelin receptor antagonist.The purpose of this study is to investigate if Bosentan therapy can modify the outcome of children with functional single ventricle.
Increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is a serous issues in children with functional single ventricle during the staged operative period. The purpose of this study is to investigate if Bosentan therapy can improve the survival and life quality after staged Fontan procedure in the children with high risk of increased PVR.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Bosentan 2mg/kg/dose twice a day and routinely therapy in children with functional single ventricle during the period of staged Fontan procedure with high risk of increased PVR.
Cardiac intensive care unit, Department of cardiothoracic vascular surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Medical college of Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Length of hospital stay and ICU stay
Time frame: 12 months after Fontan operation
Symptoms of increased PVR
facial edema plural effusion pericardium effusion
Time frame: 12 months after Fontan operation
WHO functional class
Time frame: 12 months after Fontan operation
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