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 …

Fontan surgery by step-wise completing the isolation of originally mixed pulmonary and
systemic circulation provides an operative approach for functional single-ventricle patients …

Abstract Purpose The Fontan circulation carries a dismal prognosis in the long term due to
its peculiar physiology and lack of a subpulmonic ventricle. Although it is multifactorial …

Objectives Adult patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure are highly vulnerable
to gradual, progressive circulatory failure, and options to reverse this situation are few. A …

The need to simulate the normal operating conditions of the human body is the key factor in
every study and engineering process of bioelectronic devices designed for implantation. The …

Univentricular heart anomalies represent a group of severe congenital heart defects
necessitating early surgical intervention in infancy. The Fontan procedure, the final stage of …

The Fontan operation was described in 1971 by Fontan and Baudet 1 to palliate tricuspid
atresia. The physiology of this anatomic reconfiguration relies on postcapillary energy and a …

To address the increasing number of failing Fontan patients, Penn State University and the
Penn State Hershey Medical Center are developing a centrifugal blood pump for long-term …

Methods Our literature review included all full articles published in English language on the
Cochrane, MedLine, and Embase with references to “single ventricle” and “univentricular …

Today, more than two thirds of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are adults.
Cardiac surgery plays an essential role in restoring and maintaining cardiac function, aside …