What have we learnt 50 years after the first Fontan procedure?. Issue 5 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gargiulo, Gaetano D.; Bassareo, Pier P.; Careddu, Lucio; Egidy-Assenza, Gabriele; Angeli, Emanuela; Calcaterra, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiovascular medicine. Volume 21:Issue 5(2020:May)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Fontan -- total cavopulmonary connection -- univentricular heart; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.1005
• DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000951
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-2027

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: The Fontan procedure is often the only definitive palliative surgical option for patients with a variety of complex CHD sharing in common, a single, dominant ventricle. In recent decades, imaging and therapeutic improvement have played a crucial role in those patients in whom many complications can hamper their life. After 50 years from the first procedure, heart transplantation remains the only definitive treatment for those with a failing Fontan circulation.