Dr.Mani's report tells parents how kids' hearts will fare after the Fontan operation.
The report on early and late outcome after the Fontan repair of complex heart birth defects like Tricuspid Atresia, Pulmonary Atresia, HLHS and Single Ventricle conditions answers the most common questions that parents ask about their child - in a manner they can actually understand.
The eponymous operation performed first by Dr.Francis Fontan in 1968 for various complex birth defects of the heart is today one of the most common heart operations in children.
The FONTAN REPORT provides a taste of the uniquely readable explanation of the outcome after the Fontan operation, written by Dr.'Mani' Sivasubramanian, a specialist heart surgeon in India.
While most doctors enjoy speaking a highly technical language, using scary medical jargon to explain things to anxious and worried parents, Dr.Mani believes that explanations must EXPLAIN, writing is meant to BE READ and that teaching must EDUCATE. That's why the Fontan Report is written in a style that is simple and easy to understand.
"I did this because I feel parents were not being involved enough in treatment planning and decision making about a person very very important to them - their CHILD" says Dr.Mani.
The reason is that parents don't understand the technical details and long-term implications of such a complex operation. Hours spent researching medical journals, visiting libraries, surfing the internet, and trying to take a crash course in interpreting medical literature leaves many stressed-out parents confused and dazed.
Dr.Mani's FONTAN REPORT finds the answer to this problem. It covers all three categories of the Fontan operation
The recent, accurate and reliable information presented in the report applies to all conditions for which a Fontan operation is done - tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, HLHS, single ventricle and others.
"You presented the data in an easy to understand manner that allowed my wife to read the report on her own" says John Penn, whose daughter, Peggy, underwent a Fontan operation for HLHS.
And that, after all, is the purpose of this report, titled
For more details, contact Dr.Mani (drmani@vsnl.com) or send email to FontanReport@GetResponse.com or visit: http://www.dencats.org/fontan/fontanreport.htm Dr.Mani runs the HEART DISEASE ONLINE website at http://www.drmani.com