Objectives. This study evaluated the aerobic capacity, exercise capacity, and arterial oxygen
saturation (O2Sat) in children before and after transcatheter Fontan fenestration closure …

Baffle fenestration is associated with a significantly better outcome in standard and high-risk
patients undergoing completion of Fontan. We report the effects of subsequent transcatheter …

Background: There are no established criteria to decide suitability for Fontan fenestration
closure. Our institution has the following criteria: an unobstructed Fontan pathway with no …

The study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes after fenestration closure in patients at
risk for Fontan failure. Of 119 patients who underwent Fontan operation between 1995 and …

Background. Meta-analysis on late outcomes of fenestration in Fontan procedure. Methods.
Cochrane, Embase, MEDLINE, and Open-Grey were searched. Non-comparative series and …

Background—The Fontan procedure is the definitive operation for palliation of complex
congenital heart disease with single-ventricle physiology. Fenestration of the Fontan circuit …

Objectives We report our experience with a transcatheter technique to bypass the lung and
to thus improve single‐ventricle preload and reduce venous congestion in Fontan patients …

Fontan fenestration allows right-to-left shunting increasing cardiac output and oxygen
delivery. Increased shunting occurs as cardiac function and ventricular end-diastolic …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to prospectively examine the effects of elective Fontan
fenestration closure upon exercise capacity and ventilatory abnormalities. Background: For …

BACKGROUND: Expensive devices are increasingly used to close a patent fenestration
after a modified Fontan operation. We report our 5-year institutional experience of clipped …