Surgical innovation and multidisciplinary management have allowed children born with
univentricular physiology congenital heart disease to survive into adulthood. An estimated …

The past 60 years have brought remarkable advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of
congenital heart disease (CHD). Early diagnosis and improvements in cardiac surgery and …

2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A
Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on …

Background: There are limited long-term, single-cohort, follow-up studies available about
patients after the Fontan operation. Objectives: This study sought to determine the long-term …

Background Congestive hepatopathy is a recognized complication of Fontan physiology.
Data regarding the incidence of hepatopathy and risk factors are lacking. Methods and …

Life expectancy and quality of life for those born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have
greatly improved over the past 3 decades. While representing a great advance for these …

what is presently known and to outline areas in which additional knowledge is critical to their
care. The focus of this scientific statement will be structural CHD, including coronary artery …

The Fontan operation is the anticipated palliative strategy for children born with single-
ventricle type of congenital heart disease. As a result of important circulatory limitations, a …

A normal mammalian cardiovascular system consists of a double circuit, pulmonary and
systemic, connected in series and powered by a double pump. In the absence of congenital …

Aims Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis are a consequence of a Fontan physiology, and determine
prognosis. It is unclear whether non-invasive assessment of liver pathology is helpful to …