Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified risk factors for early and late ...

In 1968, Fontan and his colleagues successfully separated the pulmonary and systemic blood flow in a patient with tricuspid atresia by placing the circulations in series, with the single ventricle ...

Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are at risk of developing progressive liver fibrosis, a buildup of fibrous deposits, as a result of the ...

The Fontan operation and its variants have become the procedures of choice in patients with one anatomical or functional ventricular chamber. In a normal biventricular heart, the systemic and ...

Pediatric heart specialists in the Single Ventricle Care Program provide expert consultation and treatment of the unique issues that arise after the Norwood, Glenn and Fontan operations. For example, ...

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 ...

In a rare and historic achievement, Children’s Hospital Colorado successfully completed its first dual heart and liver ...