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.

The letter by Asrani et al. (May 2 issue) 1 reports cases of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients who have undergone Fontan palliation for univentricular hearts. Our practice includes yearly ...

More information: Muhammad Bakr Ghbeis et al, Biventricular Repair of Univentricular Heart Lowers Risk of Liver Disease Compared With the Fontan Operation, JACC: Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j ...

The Fontan operation is now among the most common procedures performed to treat complex congenital cardiac defects not amenable to biventricular repair. The advent of the Norwood procedure to ...

More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges Date: July 1, 2019 Source: American Heart Association Summary: The Fontan procedure has saved the lives of many ...

Typically used for children born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the Fontan procedure—really, a series of procedures—is a palliative surgery that diverts the flow of blood in the heart so that ...

The phase 3 UNIVERSE study evaluated rivaroxaban oral suspension in patients aged 2 to 8 years with single ventricle physiology who had the Fontan procedure. New data were announced from a phase 3 ...

The current treatment standard is a series of palliative surgeries ending with the Fontan procedure which is characterized by connection of the superior and inferior vena cava to the pulmonary ...

The Fontan procedure has allowed more people born with only one ventricle—the lower pumping chamber of the heart—to survive into adulthood, but their unique circulatory system requires ...