SETTING Tertiary adult congenital cardiac referral centre. DESIGN Retrospective cross
sectional analysis. OBJECTIVES To report our 20 year experience with adult Fontan …

Background: The Fontan operation had been proposed as the final palliative surgery in the
patients with single ventricle physiology. Even though modifications of the operation were …

BackgroundDespite improvements in outcomes after completion of the Fontan circulation,
long-term functional state varies. We sought to identify pre-and postoperative characteristics …

The first successful Fontan operation was performed in 1971, and this first cohort of Fontan
patients is reaching adulthood with unclear outcome of this palliative procedure. We studied …

Objective: Evaluate current risk factors for mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing the
Fontan procedure at a single institution in the current era. Summary Background Data: An …

Background: Long-term outcomes of Fontan patients who survive to age≥ 16 years have
not been well characterized. The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry (ANZFR) …

OBJECTIVE: The modified Fontan procedure, usually performed in children, is used for the
treatment of anomalies with a single functional ventricle. We reviewed our experience with …

Objective: Single ventricle palliation is rarely performed in adults and the results are less
optimal than in children. In this article we analyze our experience with the modified Fontan …

Objective: This study was undertaken to identify the factors affecting early and late outcome
following the Fontan procedure in the current era. We have examined whether conventional …

Abstract Objective: Although a staged Fontan strategy allows for an excellent outcome in
high-risk patients, an impaired ventricular function remains a significant factor of early/late …