Background—The late clinical status of Fontan patients after fenestration closure is
unknown. Data are now available on all patients who underwent closure from 1989 to 1999 …

Background Palliative treatment with the Fontan procedure has greatly improved survival for
children with functionally univentricular heart. Since Fontan performed the first successful …

Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with a systemic inflammatory response. The authors
hypothesized that avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass would lead to improved postoperative …

The physiologic effects of a fenestration are to decrease “Fontan pressure” and systemic
oxygen saturation, but to improve both cardiac index and systemic oxygen delivery. Several …

Abstract Introduction The Fontan operation is the final stage of single ventricle palliation in
patients with complex congenital heart disease. Fenestration in the Fontan conduit …

Purpose For treatment of univentricular heart, the Fontan operation has been established as
the definitive palliation. The current controversy is mainly based on the high incidence of …

The objective of this study was to report the outcome of fenestration closure using either an
Amplatzer Vascular Plug I or detachable coils in patients undergoing extracardiac Fontan …

The Fontan operation and its modifications are currently the standard palliation in patients
with single ventricle physiology. The advantages of extracardiac conduit Fontan operation …

BACKGROUND: Children with complex heart defects are sedentary, with activity level
unrelated to exercise capacity. We sought to identify factors associated with physical activity …

Objective. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between exercise test
data and mortality in patients who have had the Fontan procedure. Design. The study was …