Surgical innovation and multidisciplinary management have allowed children born with
univentricular physiology congenital heart disease to survive into adulthood. An estimated …

Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis has evolved over the last couple of decades.
Currently, elastography techniques are the most widely used non-invasive methods for …

Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is a form of congestive hepatopathy that is universal
among patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for functional single ventricle …

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) of the liver has emerged as the non-invasive
standard for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases (CLDs). The utility of …

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 …

Solid organ transplantation has become an integral part of the management of patients with
end-stage diseases of the kidney, liver, heart and lungs. Most procedures occur in isolation …

The Fontan operation has dramatically altered the natural history of functionally single
ventricle congenital heart disease. Patients who have undergone the Fontan operation are …

In adults with chronic liver diseases, ultrasound and magnetic resonance shear wave
elastography (SWE) can replace liver biopsy in several clinical scenarios. Several …

Introduction Single ventricle diastolic dysfunction and hepatic fibrosis are frequently
observed in patients with a Fontan circulation. The relationship between adverse …

Objectives Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) is universal post-Fontan palliation;
however, its impact on survival remains controversial and current diagnostic tools have …