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 …

Universally fatal only 4 decades ago, the progress in the 3-stage palliation of hypoplastic left
heart syndrome and related single right ventricular lesions has drastically improved the …

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 …

4. Delivery of care and ensuring access to care.............. e108 4.1. Recommendations for the
coordination and delivery of care for adults with CHD and arrhythmias …

PREAMBLE In 2002, an expert consensus statement was published on catheter ablation in
children and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), based on a conference held at the …

Objectives We sought to examine the incidence and predictors of arrhythmias and sudden
cardiac death (SCD) after Fontan operation. Background Arrhythmias and SCD have been …

Background: Thromboembolic events contribute greatly to morbidity and mortality following
Fontan surgery for univentricular hearts. Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the effect …

Not many decades ago, it was the rare patient with a functionally univentricular heart who
survived to adulthood. 1 While this grim prognosis has gradually improved over the years …

Background There is growing awareness of the long-term impact of a Fontan circulation on
the associated morbidity and mortality. Comparative data on the incidence of …

Although medium‐term survival following Fontan operations in the modern era has
improved dramatically, late cardiovascular and extracardiac morbidity are common and are …