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 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 Fontan operation, which places the systemic and pulmonary circulations in series and is driven by a single ventricular chamber, is the treatment of choice for patients born with one ventricle.

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 ...

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 ...

Assessing liver stiffness with conventional cut‐off values overestimates liver fibrosis staging in patients who received the Fontan procedure, Hepatology Research (2021). DOI: 10.1111/hepr.

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 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 ...