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 ...

In this Review, we reflect on the outcomes and clinical problems associated with this unique circulation after more than 40 years of experience. We also summarize the evolution of the Fontan ...

The worldwide population of patients with Fontan circulation grew to an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 patients in 2018, with 40% of patients aged 18 years or older.

Mechanical circulatory support devices could provide a promising new treatment strategy, though current blood pumps are not designed to support the unique anatomy and physiology of the Fontan ...

For example, the Fontan circulation may affect a patient's lungs, liver, intestines, bones, blood and other organ systems. Our specialists have expertise in evaluating and treating problems like ...

Fourteen children from ages 8 to 16 with a condition called single ventricle circulation, or “Fontan” circulation, met once a week for two months to learn singing and breathing techniques and ...

More information: Nicole Müller et al, Peripheral Oxygenation and Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Individuals With Fontan Circulation During 24-Hour High-Altitude Exposure Simulation, Circulation (2024 ...

In the Fontan circulation, the systemic and pulmonary circulations are separated and placed in a serial arrangement without the interposition of a ventricle. This review describes the development ...

The worldwide population of patients with Fontan circulation grew to an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 patients in 2018, with 40% of patients aged 18 years or older.

Twenty years after the publication of Fontan's landmark article ... The serial arrangement of the systemic veins and the pulmonary circulation with its increased pulmonary vascular resistance ...

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, summarizes the current state of knowledge on Fontan circulation and ...