Treprostinil may be safe and effective at managing pulmonary hypertension in children who underwent Fontan surgery, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For the two-part UNIVERSE study, 12 children who underwent the Fontan procedure were enrolled in a single-arm ...

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. In ...

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. Its ...

CCHMC is building a new learning network to assess long-term complications of a procedure for people born with a variety of congenital heart defects. A doctor at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical ...

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 screening ...

An elevated body mass index (BMI) in childhood is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and it may pose an additional risk to children and adults with palliated univentricular ...