Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has taken on an increasingly important role in
the diagnostic evaluation and pre-procedural planning for patients with congenital heart …

Since its first description in 1971, the Fontan procedure and its modifications have led to a
substantial improvement in the survival rates of patients with a variety of types of complex …

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 …

In recent decades, survival of children with complex congenital heart disease has improved
considerably. Specifically, children with a variety of congenital heart defects resulting in …

Background—Several clinical risk factors for death and heart transplantation have been
identified in patients with Fontan circulation. It is unknown whether cardiac magnetic …

Background: Right ventricular (RV) morphology has been associated with adverse clinical
outcomes in Fontan patients. The impact of RV versus left ventricular morphology on …

OBJECTIVE: Aortopulmonary collaterals are a frequent phenomenon in patients after
bidirectional cavopulmonary connection. The aortopulmonary collateral flow volume can be …

Background Several clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived parameters
have been shown to be associated with death or heart transplant late after the Fontan …

The investigators recently validated a method of quantifying systemic–to–pulmonary arterial
collateral flow using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging velocity mapping. Cross …

The Fontan operation for single ventricle palliation consists of the creation of a complete
cavopulmonary connection, usually by incorporating inferior vena caval flow into a …