Twenty years after the publication of Fontan's landmark article, he and his colleagues [16] warned about the long-term results of the Fontan operation, expressing the fear that continuing attrition ...

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, researchers Ahmed Kheiwa, Anushree Agarwal and Anitha John from the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of ...

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, ...

Dr Julian Alexander Härtel and Dr Nicole Müller from the Department of Paediatric Cardiology at the UKB, who jointly led the study, with study nurse and coordinator Ute Baur. The researchers conducted ...

Patients who have had surgery to create a Fontan circulation show changes in their genetic code, which may provide a new treatment opportunity to reduce premature aging. The procedure is used to treat ...

SEOUL, South Korea, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mezzion Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in the development of therapies for patients with single ventricle heart disease, announces a transformative ...

Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center ...

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 treat ...