Universally fatal only 4 decades ago, the progress in the 3-stage palliation of hypoplastic left
heart syndrome and related single right ventricular lesions has drastically improved the …

The Fontan procedure is increasingly being used to palliate univentricular physiology. It is a
complex anatomic and physiologic repair that can fail at any age, often leaving heart …

Objective To review our experience of patients with an atrio-pulmonary Fontan circulation to
determine their long-term outcomes. Methods and results A retrospective analysis of long …

The single ventricle patient population comprises the most complex cohort presenting to the
cardiac transplant team, in terms of demographics, anatomic substrate, and unique …

There is an increasing number of long-term survivors with complex congenital heart disease
(CHD) and single ventricle palliation, adding to a growing cohort of patients with a Fontan …

Background This review identifies the predictors of late mortality and heart transplantation
that remain relevant in the contemporary population of patients with a Fontan circulation …

Objective Patients with Fontan physiology may eventually require heart transplantation (HT).
We determined the rates and outcomes of HT in a national, population-based multicentre …

Neonatal heart transplantation was developed and established in the 1980's as a durable
modality of therapy for complex-uncorrectable heart disease. Patients transplanted in the …

The Fontan procedure (FP) is the standard surgical treatment for Univentricular heart
diseases. Over time, the Fontan system fails, leading to pathologies such as protein-losing …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the benefits of a strategy of early Fontan conversion. METHODS
Using the Australia and New Zealand Fontan Registry, retrospective analysis of their long …