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@sascha2432

I know of someone who has Tricuspid Atresia and had the Fontan and Reconstructive Fontan. Has profuse PLE and leakage in legs, leg ulcers. How should it be treated and could it be stopped?

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Margaret Shepard | @Margaret_Marie | Oct 28, 2016

Hi, @sascha2432. Thank you for participating in our #AsktheMayoMom broadcast! We're sorry we didn't get time to answer your question live. Here's a response from Dr. Dearani: This is a well-documented late problem following the Fontan procedure. A knowledgeable cardiologist should be involved with medical management and gathering imaging and other medical testing to determine whether there is a role for a cath lab intervention, or surgery, or transplantation in some instances.

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