James heart catheterization is complete. They ended up opening up the fenestration (the path from the Fontan tube to his right ventricle). His lung pressure was pretty high and they said opening it would be the best solution. His lung pressure was 18, but ideal would be in the low teens. The opening they made during his surgery was 3 millimeters, but had closed a little and was down to 2 millimeters. The cath doctor placed a stent in the opening, it is now 5 millimeters wide.
The surgery team also came in and removed his chest tube. Hope it will be a quick recover from here.
No comments:
Post a Comment