Objective: The purpose of this study was to review a large, evolving, single-center
experience with the Fontan operation and to determine risk factors influencing early and late …

Background—The life expectancy of patients undergoing a Fontan procedure is unknown.
Methods and Results—Follow-up of all 1006 survivors of the 1089 patients who underwent a …

Objectives: Atrial flutter is a frequent, potentially fatal complication of the Fontan operation,
but risk factors for its development are ill defined. We evaluated clinical features that might …

Background—Patients with a single ventricle have multiple risk factors for central nervous
system injury, both before and after the Fontan procedure. Methods and Results—A …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the functional outcome of a large
number of patients after modifications of the Fontan operation and to investigate …

Objective Screening for critical congenital heart disease (CHD) with prenatal ultrasound or
postnatal pulse oximetry has the potential to improve outcome. To guide screening …

Background The number and age demographic of the future Fontan population is unknown.
Methods Population projections were calculated probabilistically using microsimulation …

BACKGROUND: The utility of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) for right
ventricular (RV) assessment is uncertain in older children and adults with congenital heart …

OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with hospital and long-term outcomes in a
binational cohort of extracardiac conduit (ECC) Fontan recipients. METHODS All patients …

Background This review identifies the predictors of late mortality and heart transplantation
that remain relevant in the contemporary population of patients with a Fontan circulation …