Individuals with Fontan circulation are at risk of late mortality from both cardiac and
noncardiac causes. Despite the known risk of mortality, referral indications for advanced …

The Fontan operation is a lifesaving procedure for patients with functional single-ventricle
congenital heart disease, where hypoplastic left heart syndrome is the most frequent …

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic
peptide (NT-proBNP) measurement are frequently performed in adults post-Fontan, but their …

Aims Despite their universal predisposition, diagnosing diastolic dysfunction in patients post‐
Fontan palliation is challenging. Our aim was to compare exercise haemodynamics between …

Background: People with a Fontan circulation usually have moderately impaired exercise
performance, although a subset have high physical performance (“Super-Fontan”), which …

Fontan-type surgery is the final step in the sequential palliative surgical treatment of infants
born with a univentricular heart. The resulting long-term haemodynamic changes promote …

Background Quality of Life (QoL) is a prognostic factor in heart failure (HF) of patients with
acquired cardiac disease. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of QoL …

Abstract In the current era, 5%-10% of Fontan patients die or need a transplant in childhood,
and approximately 50% will experience the same fate by age 40 years. Heart transplant …

OBJECTIVES To date, it is not known if 16–20-mm extracardiac conduits are outgrown
during somatic growth from childhood to adolescence. This study aims to determine total …

The Fontan circulation provides definite palliation for children born with a single anatomical
or functional ventricle by diverting systemic venous blood directly to the pulmonary arteries …