It has been 50 years since Francis Fontan pioneered the operation that today bears his
name. Initially designed for patients with tricuspid atresia, this procedure is now offered for a …

Almost fifty years after its first clinical application, the modified Fontan operation is among
the most frequently performed procedures in congenital heart disease surgery in children …

Interventions in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) focus on surgical and
percutaneous interventions in light of rapidly evolving ACHD clinical practice. To bring rigour …

The Fontan operation has been the final palliation for patients born with congenital heart
defects with a functional single ventricle for more than 4 decades. The “normal” Fontan …

Introduction Fontan surgery is a palliative procedure performed in children with a
functionally univentricular heart. Improvements in surgical technique over the past 30 years …

Background Recent studies suggest that lymphatic congestion plays a role in development
of late Fontan complications, such as protein‐losing enteropathy. However, the role of the …

In patients with a functionally univentricular heart, the Fontan strategy achieves separation of
the systemic and pulmonary circulation and reduction of ventricular volume overload …

Children, adolescents and adults living with Fontan circulation face numerous neurological
and developmental challenges. As the population with complex CHD increases thanks to …

Integrating three-dimensional printing with the creation of tissue-engineered vascular grafts
could provide a readily available, patient-specific, autologous tissue source that could …

Objective Patients undergoing single-ventricle palliation have experienced significant
improvement in survival in the recent era. However, a substantial proportion of these …