After the report

In the Fontan report, you get a taste of the uniquely readable explanations of complex heart conditions written by Dr.Mani Sivasubramanian, a specialist heart surgeon. Dr.Mani is Assistant Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Sick Children, India, and has written extensively about birth defects of the heart. To read more of his articles on heart disease, you can visit these websites :

Heart Disease Online - http://www.HeartDiseaseOnline.com DENCATS (Developing Nations CT Surgery) Forum - http://www.dencats.org CHD Awareness - http://www.CHDinfo.com/ Dr.Mani's Fontan Operation Homepage - http://www.FontanOperation.com

As if you didn't know ! Most doctors enjoy speaking a highly technical language, using scary medical jargon to explain things to anxious and worried parents. It adds to their aura of mystery and magic.

But not Dr.Mani ! He believes that explanations must EXPLAIN, writings must BE READ, teaching must EDUCATE. Dr.Mani makes things EASY TO UNDERSTAND.

But why is he doing this ? Well, frankly, it's because he, like you, believes that we are not getting our due, not being involved enough in the treatment planning and decision making about a person very very important to us - our child.

We spend a ridiculous amount of time hunting for information, researching medical journals, visiting libraries, surfing the Net, trying to take a crash course in medicine in order to make some sense out of medical literature.

Does the following passage make sense to you ...........?

"The cumulative risk for the development of protein-losing enteropathy was 13.4% (with confidence limits of 30% to 70%) among 30-day survivors, and 5-year survival decreased from 81% to 73% (p = 0.006). Hemodynamic studies done coincident with the diagnosis have shown increased systemic venous pressure, decreased cardiac index, increased pulmonary vascular resistance, and increased ventricular end-diastolic pressure."

Or does Dr.Mani's interpretation of the same ?

"One in ten early survivors of the operation run a risk of losing protein in their stools. This problem causes fewer patients to live beyond five years after surgery. These patients have raised pressure in their veins; their hearts pump weakly; their lung blood vessels resist flow of blood through them; and even when relaxed, their ventricles have a higher pressure - all these indicate poor heart activity."

Here's what Dr.Mani himself has to say about his Fontanreport:

Friday, March 22nd, 2002
9:30 p.m.

Dear Friend:

If your child, or someone you know and love, has had the Fontan operation or one of its modifications, you need more information. The report titled "After the Fontan" covers all three categories of the Fontan operation - early and late survival after the Fontan, quality of life issues and complications of a Fontan procedure.

It applies to all conditions for which a Fontan operation is done - tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, HLHS, single ventricle and others. It doesn't matter why your child had a Fontan, the results explained in the report are relevant to all - and throw up many pleasant surprises !

You're getting new, accurate and reliable information..... and saving time and trouble

You'll save time and money NOT trying to find this information elsewhere - and then save your sanity by NOT trying to decode that information ! Here's a small sample of what you'll find in the report :

EARLY AND LATE OUTCOME AFTER THE Fontan OPERATION

• Survival statistics upto 15 years after the Fontan
• Case selection criteria for better results
• Outcome of an "ideal" Fontan operation
• The Philosophy behind today's accepted approach to the Fontan

QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER THE Fontan

• Does the Fontan restore a normal quality of life ?
• Does the Fontan improve quality of life ?
• Can my child play and exercise after a Fontan operation ?
• Will his education suffer ? Can she go to work ?
• How many children need re-operation ? Why ?
• My daughter had a Fontan; Can she become pregnant ?

COMPLICATIONS AFTER THE Fontan

• Heart rhythm disturbances - Why ? How to prevent and treat them ?
• PLE - Protein loss in the gut, and how to treat it
• Clots and strokes after the Fontan
• Narrowing of the aortic outflow
• The Failed Fontan - What to do ?

There is so much more, I couldn't possibly list it all here. I've reviewed over FIFTY published medical articles and text-book chapters to write this report. What you have just read is only a small sample of the useful information you will get when you read "After the Fontan". You need this kind of straight-up information. If you truly want to learn how your loved one will fare in the long run after the Fontan operation, then the information I'm offering you is CRUCIAL.

The most exciting part is that you can get it all in just a few minutes ! (I will explain this in the next few paragraphs).

It's easy to understand !

"After the Fontan" is the result of hours of research and review, featuring 35 pages of extremely valuable information and data ! All of it is explained in a step-by-step, easy to understand, question-and-answer format. The report is one-of-a-kind and not found in bookstores - yet ! It is distributed only as an electronic version that you can download and print out and review.

And it's easy to understand. I've made an effort to see that the language is so simple it can be understood by a sixth grader !

Here's what others say about the report:

Your Fontanreport was well written and very easy to understand. 
Many of our family members are interested in reading it as well 
and those who have comment on the way it has been written. My 
compliments to you for writing this. I look forward to reading 
more of your articles and your new book. Thank you, Dr. Mani.
Carolyn Keefe

My wife and I found the report very useful. Our son will have the 
Fontan surgery shortly. As parents, we are particularly concerned 
over his future limitations, quality of life, etc. Your report 
helped address some of those fears........You presented the data 
in an easy  to understand manner that allowed my wife too to read
the report on her own. Thank you, Dr. Mani.
Randy & Kim Sittner 

Dr. Mani,
I did find your report on the After the Fontan very useful and 
easy  to read. My son has not had the Fontan yet but we know it 
is in his  future and this report gives me great hope for his 
future. I don't think I'd change a thing and thank you so much 
for writing it!
Teresa Dysert 

Dear Dr.Mani
Your Fontanreport was helpful. I would like to share parts of it 
with my family and friends to help them in understanding the
physiology of what has taken place. 
Cara Highsmith

And if you don't like it or find it useful, that's no problem at all !

Order a copy now at NO RISK. What I mean is, I want you to order without feeling you might "get taken". I am a respected consultant and my reputation is on the line. Therefore, I want you to order this material today... read it, use it... and if for any reason you aren't completely satisfied, simply write and let me know why you didn't like it - and get a refund of your purchase price. No pre-conditions, no questions asked !

It is not expensive

This essential report is normally priced at U.S. $67.00, but as a special "Internet only offer" it is available now at nearly 40% off... that's just $39.95. And it gets better still. Whenever the report is upgraded with newer information based on more recent studies, you will get a copy of the new version - absolutely free.

The true value is not in the cost of the offer,
but in the value you will gain by having the information.

But this is what I find to be the most exciting part......

You can get your report RIGHT NOW !

You can receive the report and be actually learning about the Fontan operation today...... yes, that is right... WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. Within a few minutes of receiving your order we will give you access to the report. You can directly download (copy) it from my website to your computer and read it at leisure, even print out a copy to show others in your family. You can benefit from the information almost immediately. The report is in the form of a MS-WORD document (ZIP file 30 KB size) and an Adobe PDF version.

If you have problems with this, simply e-mail us the details of your order and we'll send you a copy, along with instructions on how to easily download it from your email in case you have not received a file via email before. If you can't read an MS-WORD document, we'll have it emailed to you in some other formats (Text, Notepad, Wordpad).

How do I order the report ?

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I look forward to getting a letter or e-mail from you, telling me about your child's Fontan operation, and how useful the information in the report was in helping relieve your anxiety, understanding the long term prospects and problems better, and in asking your doctor relevant questions about his/her future. Even though I get an enormous amount of mail, keep the letters coming, I love to hear your stories and unique experiences !

Sincerely,

Mani's Signature
Dr.Mani

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