An ideal Fontan procedure would minimize complications while maximizing flow dynamics
through the circuit. We report our early experience with a new combined …

Abstract Objective: Establishment of Fontan circulation in complex univentricular hearts often
requires several surgical procedures. We developed a procedure which maintains the …

Objective: There are several modifications introduced in the preparation for a subsequent
non-surgical transcatheter completion of the Fontan procedure. We report our experience …

The Fontan circulation results from routing of the systemic venous blood to the pulmonary
circulation without a hydraulic source of a ventricle. Although a hypertrophied right atrium …

Early failure of the Fontan circulation is rare in the current era but remains associated with a
high mortality rate. Surgical Fontan takedown has evolved as one of the strategies to …

The Fontan operation has gone through multiple incarnations since Fontan and Baudet's
initial description in 1971. Through the medical dossier of a patient with a single ventricle …

Objectives: Management of “failing” and “failed” Fontan circulation, particularly the
indications, timing, and type of re-intervention, currently remains nebulous. Factors …

Background. The purpose of this study was to determine the type and incidence of
hemodynamic and electrophysiological abnormalities requiring surgical or catheter-based …

The Fontan procedure is now considered the final common pathway for patients with
anatomical or functional single ventricle. These patients initially have their systemic and …

Objective: To analyze the safety and clinical impact of interventional cardiac catheter
procedures in the management of early postoperative problems after completion of an …