Modifications of the Fontan operation can afford excellent palliation for many patients with a
variety of forms of single ventricle. In properly selected patients who are good candidates …

How best to analyse and describe the features of the situation commonly known as “visceral
heterotaxy” remains controversial. Much of the disagreement devolves on how to deal with …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC)
continues to be associated with significant mortality. We reviewed patients undergoing …

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the early and late results of the modified Fontan operation
for patients with heterotaxy syndrome, assess variables traditionally known to correlate with …

OBJECTIVE: Pleural effusions after the Fontan operation contribute significantly to morbidity
and prolonged hospitalization. This study investigates the association between selected …

Background—Isomerism is associated with a complex spectrum of anomalies. There is
paucity of data on prenatally detected cases. Methods and Results—Between January 1990 …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes after early, unplanned
intervention on systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts in neonates. METHODS: We …

Objective: This study was undertaken to compare the early and midterm outcome following
completion total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) in patients with a single functional …

Objective After F ontan operation, hemodynamically significant veno‐venous collateral
(VVC) vessels can lead to systemic arterial desaturation. Outcomes after embolization of …