1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

In this paper, the author enumerates cardiac defects with a functionally single ventricle,
summarizes single ventricle physiology, presents a summary of management strategies to …

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The management of congenital heart disease has changed dramatically over the last 15
years and continues to evolve at a rapid pace. More than ever before contemporary practice …

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 …

Background—The risk of systemic thromboemboli associated with transvenous leads in the
presence of an intracardiac shunt is currently unknown. Methods and Results—To define …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Advances in management of the Fontan patient include interval superior
cavopulmonary shunt, total cavopulmonary connection, either lateral tunnel or extracardiac …

Abstract Objective: The Fontan operation has been proposed as definitive palliation for an
increasing variety of hearts with complex univentricular anatomy, but late morbidity after …