Almost fifty years after its first clinical application, the modified Fontan operation is among
the most frequently performed procedures in congenital heart disease surgery in children …

The Fontan palliation was introduced in 1968 to treat cardiac malformations unsuitable for
biventricular repair. This procedure has transformed the surgical management of congenital …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to review a large, evolving, single-center
experience with the Fontan operation and to determine risk factors influencing early and late …

As early as 1699, Chemineau described a heart composed of 2 auricles but only 1 ventricle.
The univentricular heart has since fascinated the medical community. Unique in its …

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: Completion of a total cavopulmonary anastomosis with an intra-atrial lateral
tunnel is known to yield good early and midterm results. In this study, we sought to …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review the clinical course and outcome of
cardiac transplantation after a failed Glenn or Fontan procedure. Background: Late …

The management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) has changed substantially over
the past four decades. In the 1970s, children with HLHS could only be provided with …

OBJECTIVES.: This study sought to evaluate changes in early morbidity and mortality as
well as predictors of outcome in our most recent 339 patients undergoing modified Fontan …

Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate factors contributing to a decrease in early
mortality and morbidity after the Fontan procedure between January 1, 1992, and December …