The Fontan operation is a lifesaving procedure for patients with functional single-ventricle
congenital heart disease, where hypoplastic left heart syndrome is the most frequent …

Today, it is anticipated most individuals diagnosed with single-ventricle malformation will
survive surgical reconstruction through a successful Fontan operation. As greater numbers …

Fontan-type surgery is the final step in the sequential palliative surgical treatment of infants
born with a univentricular heart. The resulting long-term haemodynamic changes promote …

Abstract Since Francis Fontan first introduced the eponymous technique, the Fontan
procedure, this type of surgical palliation has allowed thousands of children affected by …

BACKGROUND. The Fontan operation palliates single-ventricle congenital heart disease
but causes hepatic congestion with associated progressive hepatic fibrosis. OBJECTIVE …

Ventricular assist devices are increasingly used for patients with single ventricle physiology.
We describe the use of durable, continuous flow, single ventricular assist device (SVAD) …

Abstract Purpose Patients with Fontan circulation are at risk of developing hepatic
fibrosis/cirrhosis. The mechanisms and disease development are unclear and early …

Hypervascular liver lesions, when not obviously a hemangioma, often cause concern and
diagnostic dilemma. One classic and generally benign type of hypervascular liver lesion to …

Elevated magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)-derived liver stiffness may be associated
with worse outcomes in people with Fontan circulation. We sought to evaluate the …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and cardiac computed tomography (CCT) are
robust cross-sectional imaging modalities that are increasingly being used to guide the …