The Fontan palliation was introduced in 1968 to treat cardiac malformations unsuitable for biventricular repair. This procedure has transformed the surgical management of congenital heart disease. In ...

Melissa Lyle, MD: Hello, everyone. I am Melissa Lyle, cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic. Today, we will be discussing the management of Fontan patients. I am joined by my colleagues, Dr Alexander Egbe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For the two-part UNIVERSE study, 12 children who underwent the Fontan procedure were enrolled in a single-arm ...

Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are at risk of developing progressive liver fibrosis, a buildup of fibrous deposits, as a result of the ...

The Fontan operation and its variants have become the procedures of choice in patients with one anatomical or functional ventricular chamber. In a normal biventricular heart, the systemic and ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for a Fontan procedure? You should consult a cardiac or heart surgeon for this procedure. 2. How long does the Fontan procedure take? Starting with administration of ...

PHILADELPHIA — In a phase 3 study, the phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor udenafil (Mezzion Pharma) did not improve the primary end point of oxygen consumption at peak exercise, but was associated ...

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has performed the first known atrial leadless pacemaker implants in patients with lateral tunnel Fontan circulation and extracardiac Fontan, According to a Feb ...

Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center ...

Atrium: Each of two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the peripheral parts of the body, while the left atrium ...