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 ...

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By applying a state‐of‐the‐art characterization of the plasma proteome, this study aimed at providing a comprehensive insight into the proteomic impact of living with a Fontan circulation. This study ...

It is challenging to ascertain whether these protein changes are a consequence of the Fontan circulation or merely an associated phenomenon. Second, the statistical power was limited, with thousands ...

childrensmemorial.org Over the last two decades, the initial survivors of the atriopulmonary Fontan repairs have reached adulthood, bringing a multiplicity of haemodynamic complications and sequelae ...

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ABSTRACT: Background: Univentricular hearts represent 0.5% - 1.5% of congenital heart defects. They are a heterogeneous group of malformations with the common feature of a single dominant ventricle.

Objectives To define whether adults with a Fontan circulation, who have lifelong venous congestion and limited cardiac output, have impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or elevated urinary ...

Furthermore, the mean native T1-mapping values for healthy controls were significantly lower than those for patients with Fontan circulation (986 ms vs 1011 ms, p<0.001) (figure 4). Boxplot of native ...