What have we learnt 50 years after the first Fontan procedure?

Gaetano D. Gargiulo; Pier P. Bassareo; Lucio Careddu; Gabriele Egidy-Assenza; Emanuela Angeli; Giuseppe Calcaterra

doi:10.2459/JCM.0000000000000951

What have we learnt 50 years after the first Fontan procedure?

Gaetano D. Gargiulo, Pier P. Bassareo, Lucio Careddu, Gabriele Egidy-Assenza, Emanuela Angeli, Giuseppe Calcaterra

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Abstract

AbstractThe Fontan procedure is often the only definitive palliative surgical option for patients with a variety of complex CHD sharing in common, a single, dominant ventricle. In recent decades, imaging and therapeutic improvement have played a crucial role in those patients in whom many complications can hamper their life. After 50 years from the first procedure, heart transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for those with a failing Fontan circulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	349-358
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000951
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Fontan
total cavopulmonary connection
univentricular heart

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