CVL: central venous line.
* Stasis can occur because of nonpulsatile flow, vessel or chamber dilatation, decreased systolic performance, immobility, arrhythmia, or hyperviscosity.
¶ The Fontan procedure is a palliative surgical procedure performed in patients with a functional or anatomic single ventricle (also known as univentricular heart). Refer to UpToDate content on the Fontan procedure for more information.
Δ Hypoxemia is thought to activate neutrophils, and via the inflammatory cascade, cause endothelial injury.[4]Reproduced from: Sinclair AJ, Fox CK, Ichord RN, et al. Stroke in children with cardiac disease: report from the International Pediatric Stroke Study Group Symposium. Pediatr Neurol 2015; 52:5. Illustration used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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