Abstract Background Patients with a Fontan circulation have a reduced exercise capacity,
which is an important prognostic predictor of morbidity and mortality. A way to increase …

Background People with a Fontan circulation experience a range of physical, psychosocial
and neurodevelopmental challenges alongside, or caused by, their cardiac condition, with …

In patients with a functionally univentricular heart, the Fontan strategy achieves separation of
the systemic and pulmonary circulation and reduction of ventricular volume overload …

Abstract Aim The Fontan circulation is highly dependent on ventilation, improving pulmonary
blood flow and cardiac output. A reduced ventilatory function is reported in these patients …

ObjectiveChildren after Fontan palliation have reduced exercise capacity and quality of life.
Our aim was to study whether endurance training could improve physical capacity and …

Aim A growing number of patients with Fontan circulation are reaching adulthood, and there
is increasing concern about their physical performance and quality of life. This study …

Background: Sarcopenia is an increasingly recognized marker of frailty in cardiac patients.
Patients with a history of congenital heart disease and Fontan procedure have a higher risk …

Objective: To study physical activity and sleep in Fontan patients and healthy controls before
and after an endurance training program, and after 1 year. Method: Fontan patients (n= 30) …

Children born with univentricular hearts undergo staged surgical procedures to a Fontan
circulation. Long‐term experience with Fontan palliation has shown dramatically improved …

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial needs of both parents of
children with CHD (aged 0–18 years) and patients themselves (aged 8–18 years) in the …