Abstract The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a workshop in August 2021
to identify opportunities in pediatric and congenital cardiovascular research that would …

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 …

Both single-and double-outflow cavopulmonary assist devices (CPADs) were recently
proposed for the Fontan population, whereas single-outflow configurations were evaluated …

For children born with a single functional ventricle, the Fontan operation bypasses the right
ventricle by forming a four-way total cavopulmonary connection and adapts the existing …

Several device designs for cavopulmonary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) are under
investigation, however, challenged by the Fontan population's heterogeneity in size …

OBJECTIVES Fontan failure refers to a condition in which the Fontan circulation, a surgical
procedure used to treat certain congenital heart defects, becomes insufficient, leading to …

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care (PCCC) is a challenging discipline where decisions require a
high degree of preparation and clinical expertise. In the modern era, outcomes of neonates …

Background: Fontan completion is the last stage of univentricular repair, which drains the
inferior vena cava against gravity to a higher-pressure pulmonary arterial circulation. The …